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Selected Letters of Charles Baudelaire
Selected Letters of Charles Baudelaire: The Conquest of Solitude | Charles Baudelaire, Rosemary Lloyd
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Letters to family members, friends, lovers, editors, and fellow writers document the nineteenth-century French poet's attitudes toward his work, his life, and the world
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Gina
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So I received this used book and it has an inscription in it from 1989. I can not read the 2 underlined words. Any guesses out there in Litsy land???

rubyslippersreads Tormented soul? 6y
Schlinkles Tormented soul 6y
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CouronneDhiver ☝🏽 definitely 6y
hermyknee I read tormented soul, too 6y
Jaimelire Tormented soul 6y
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This was a fascinating glimps into the tortured mind of a Parisian poet. It really gave me an insite into the 19th century way of life of a self proclaimed bohemian. This man spent 15 years translating E. Poe, wrote letters to his poet/artist friends such as Victor Hugo and Manet! The translation of this book was just spot on!

rubyslippersreads I don't think I'll ever be able to read anything by Baudelaire after reading 6y
Gina @rubyslippersreads yesssss... I am half way through that book. It is very good and I know what you mean. 6y
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Gina
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Show that white hair ladies! It makes you more BEAutiFUL!

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Gina
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Weekend plans: Me, my dogs and lots of books. There may or may not be tea or wine involved... I will go as the mood strikes me... ahhhhhhhh

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Gina
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It is an absolute mystery to me how in the world we have survied this long as a human species...🤤🤤🤤

Bklover No kidding! 6y
gradcat 😂 6y
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Gina
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From the letter's of C. Baudelaire 1860... soooo Poe is just a myth... hummmm...

#edgarallanpoe

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Gina
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Calling all E.A. Poe fans...

Ummm... there is a serious man crush going on here. Bravo to Baudelaire for being one of the few for seeing the genius in Poe. B was translating Poes work into french and this is him discussing the image on the cover...

Through out B's letters he mentions Poe so much I stopped counting.#EdgarAllanPoe

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Gina
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That moment you see the name of the art gallery where Vincent Van Gogh's brother Theo worked, mentioned in a letter written in 1859. Theo did not work in the Paris office until 1884 though. But what a small world! I read way too much history!

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Gina
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So this is a 38 year old man who is bummed that he didn't get money from his mom before she left for a trip??

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Gina
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My morning ritual has begun...~*♡•♡•♡*~

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Gina
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Sweet tea and a book. My favorite Saturday night activity...

lover.of.the.classics I agree 😂 6y
Gina @lover.of.the.classics ♡♡♡ 6y
CouronneDhiver We have the same dishes. 🧡 6y
Gina @CouronneDhiver wow small world. ♡♡♡ 6y
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Gina
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Why yes Mr. Baudelaire, I can say I at times have had the same feeling... It's strange to have a 166 year old man get you...

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Gina
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So this stopped me in my tracks and had me thinking for a while...♡♡♡