The most comprehensive one-volume selection of Jefferson ever published. Contains the “Autobiography,” “Notes on the State of Virginia,” public and private papers, including the original and revised drafts of the Declaration of Independence, addresses, and 287 letters.
Fille de joie, lady of the evening, lady of pleasure — delightful euphemisms. The fille de joie is seen variously as mysterious, remote, and incredibly sinful; desirable and corrupt, magnetic and repellent. The one undeniable fact about her is that she has plied her trade in all times, wherever there
