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The Scandal of Sophie Dawes

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The Scandal of Sophie Dawes
First US edition
AuthorMarjorie Bowen
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical non fiction
PublisherJohn Lane (London)
Appleton (New York)
Publication date
1934
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Scandal of Sophie Dawes is a 1934 historical non-fiction work by Marjorie Bowen.[1] It is based on the life of the Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feuchères an English adventuress who became a courtesan in Restoration France following the fall of Napoleon.[2] It was positively reviewed in the New York Times on its 1935 American publication.

References

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  1. ^ Vinson p.93
  2. ^ Searle p.20

Bibliography

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  • Searle, Adrian. The Infamous Sophie Dawes: New Light on the Queen of Chantilly. Pen and Sword History, 2020.
  • Vinson, James. Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers. Macmillan, 1982.