The Girl who Loved Camellias The Life and Legend of Marie Duplessis

"Documents the lesser-known story of the famous courtesan who was a muse and mistress to such figures as Alexandre Dumas and Franz Liszt, tracing her upbringing in early Normandy and her reinvention in Paris before becoming one of the most adored women in 1940s France and inspiring such works as Dumas's The Lady of the Camellias and Verdi's La Traviata."