The macabre case of Madame Bessarabo, alias Héra Mirtel
Marie-Louise Victorine Bessarabo, better known by her pseudonym Héra Mirtel, was a fascinating yet shocking figure in French literature and society. Born on 24 October 1868 in Lyon, she was…
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