The Nympho And Other Maniacs

Description for THE NYMPHO AND OTHER MANIACS by Irving Wallace:

Candid stories of more than thirty women who defied the social standards of their times---sexually, politically, intellectually.  With his rare gift of narrative, Irving Wallace, author of The Seven Minutes, recreates the lives of---

·         Ninon de Lenclos, who founded a School of Lovemaking in France

·         Victoria Woodhull, who ran for President of the United states on a platform advocating free love, short skirts, vegetarianism, birth control and world government

·         Napoleon’s mistress, Maria Walewska, who was asked to sacrifice her virtue to the Emperor to save Poland from his wrath

·         Lady Jane Ellenborough, who enjoyed thirty-six renowned lovers (three of them kings) and four husbands---the last an Arab Sheik

In describing the amusing and incredible adventures of these, and many other, uninhibited ladies, Irving Wallace makes some wise and unexpected points about life, love, marriage and women.