Publication

1981 - Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

117,250 words, Guess

Page Count

469 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivebannersofsilk00lake
  • ISBN-100385159021
  • ISBN-139780385159029
  • Goodreads1406259
  • LibraryThing643972
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  • Library of Congress Control Number80001453
  • OCLC Control Number6863035
  • Better World BooksO7-ARE-150
  • Better World BooksO7-AUP-001
  • Open LibraryOL4093151M

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6065.E9 B37 1981

Description

**She ruled an empire of elegance. Louise Vernet.** Raised in the slums of Paris. Coming of age around the splendor and corruption of the Second Empire. **She ruled the world of fashion, clothing the most fabled women of title and of pleasure in a society where even sin had to have style.** **She took as her lover a nobleman she could never wed** -- and **gave a name to their child by entering into a passionless marriage.** Sweeping from the Paris of Louis Napoleon to the England of Queen Victoria... and from the depths of despair to the heights of joy and fulfillment... **this is the unforgettable saga of a woman of daring and destiny -- and the dazzling world of French haute couture she helped create....**

Subjects

People

Napoleon IIIQueen VictoraEmpress EugenieCharles Frederick Worth

Times

1843-1871

Other Editions

  • Banners of silkDoubleday1981-01-01

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