The Duchess
★ 4.5 avg
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About this book
Thrown out of her ancestral home by her brutal half-brothers after the death of their father, Angélique Latham makes her way to Paris, where she takes in abused streetwalkers and transforms them into upper-crust courtesans in an exclusive bordello.
Reader Profile
4.5/5 · 521 readers · 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Duchess?
About ≈ 6 h 13 m — 336 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Duchess?
336 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Duchess?
It sits on the History, Fiction shelves.
Is The Duchess in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does The Duchess take place?
It is set in Paris, Paris (France), England during 19th century.
Who wrote The Duchess?
Danielle Steel.
Setting
ParisParis (France)England
Time period
19th century