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Discreet Facts About Catherine Walters, London’s Cautious Courtesan

Historians consider Catherine Walters, who later became better known as “Skittles," one of the last great courtesans of Victorian London. But there was much more to this complex woman than the men she entangled herself...

November 14, 2024 David O'Shea


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