"La Maupin—Mistress of the Sword" is a proposed forthcoming novel by Jim Burrows. For a bit more detail, check the "About" page. In short, la Maupin was a 17th century opera star, known for her flamboyant lifestyle as much as for her performance on the stage. She sang, dressed as a cavalier, fought numerous duels and seduced members of both sexes including nuns, nobles and heads of state.
Thanks to the contributions of the site's members, you will find we have growing collection of research material—sources, characters, events and the like—but the novel itself doesn't really exist beyond a basic outline that I'm still fleshing out, again with the help of a few of our members. Once I have a substantial amount of work done, I plan to release some snippets. Until then, please enjoy the blog and join in on the comments around it and the research material.
Please stay tuned,
Jim Burrows
January 27, 2010
It's been a while since I blogged here or even managed to respond to the input of others. My apologies. Family, work and health have all distracted me. Clorinde recently asked what operas were playing in Marseille, which ties in with the whole question... [read more] [4 comments]
Progress has been a bit slow lately, due to my need to work for a living, and such. Still there have been things happening here on the site. A couple of new contributors have shown up, adding valuable information in comments, both on the resources and... [read more]
There are a couple of interesting problems in early chronology. The first is the question of Julie's birth. Most sources cite it as 1673. The main notable counter-example is Gabriel Letainturier-Fradin, who has her birth in 1670, a date that he says ... [read more] [2 comments]
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