310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-293) and index.
Contents
La Louisiane -- City of light -- A professional beauty -- The pupil -- A smashing start -- Brilliant creatures -- Heat and light -- His masterpiece -- The Flying Dutchman -- Finishing touches -- Dancing on a volcano -- Le scandale -- Calculated moves -- A woman of a certain age -- A man of prodigious talent -- Twilight of the gods.
