Quote of the Day: Harriette Wilson

Posted on June 19, 2015 by

“You see me, madame, an honest man of five feet nine inches.” “Madame is persuaded of your five feet, but she is not so sure of your nine inches.

―From the memoirs of English Courtesan, Harriette Wilson (1786-1845)

harriette_wilson-portrait-in-the-british-museum

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About frankyvivid

Franky Vivid is a poet and burlesque producer from Chicago. He is married to burlesque star Michelle L’amour, with whom he co-founded the international literary salon Naked Girls Reading in 2009. For four years he was the curator of the Everleigh Social Club in Chicago, an experiment in using Cyprianism to inform the operation of a private arts club. Vivid is a Freemasonic Knight Templar and founder of Paradise Garden #7. For more on Cyprianism and a continuing discussion about elements of The Seed and its underlying Philosophy and Practice, visit him at www.cyprianism.com.
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