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Pierre Louys : Aphrodite: moeurs antiques

Henry James, in 25 July 1896 letter to Edmund Gosse, praises Pierre Louys' novel "Aphrodite: moeurs antiques", which he has read in a copy apparently borrowed from Gosse.

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Henry James      Print: Book

Pierre Louys : La Femme et le Pantin

Henry James writes (in French) in letter of 26 September 1898 to Paul Bourget of reading Pierre Louys' novel "La Femme et le Pantin", at Bourget's recommendation.

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Henry James      Print: Book

Pierre Louys : Byblis changee en fontaine

E. M. Forster to Forrest Reid, 5 October 1913: 'We are here [Harrogate] till the 10th [...] It has been a dull month, but not boring. [...] I ordered Chanson de Billitis [sic] from the L[ondon] L[ibrary] and it came as Byblis whiich smelt of the boudoir rather than the forest, but I liked it.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: E. M. Forster      Print: Book

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