Historical

The Courtesan

By Ari Weaver

Venice, July 1574. The King of France arrives on Sunday, and Zanetta Moro, the most famous courtesan in the city, means to recite her poems for him. You're her new secretary. You copy her letters and keep her appointment book, so you know that a rejected lover has denounced her to the Holy Office for witchcraft. You also know she's started finding reasons to keep you up late.

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