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Madame Mohl
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Madame Mohl: Her Salon and her Friends

by O'Meara, Kathleen

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A handsome first edition of Irish writer Kathleen O'Meara's well-known biography of Englishwoman Madame Mary Mohl, (1793-1883) who presided over one of the principal salons of 19th Century Paris. Born Mary Clarke in London in 1793 (and known as "Clarkey), she left England for France at the age of eight and became one of the principal salonnières of the era, eventually taking over from her friend Madame Récamier, and creating an intellectual center which survived through three revolutions. Her gatherings included Victor Hugo, de Tocqueville,Stendahl, Delacroix, and other luminaries. But she never lost touch with her native land and entertained Robert Browning, George Eliot Mrs. Gaskell, and others. In 1847 she married the orientalist Julius Mohl. She was a close friend of Florence Nightingale, and reputedly encouraged and influenced her to apply herself to nursing.
The granddaughter of Napoleon's physician, O'Meara (1839-1888) grew up in France and was the Paris correspondent for The Tablet.… Read More
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Island of the Innocent
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Island of the Innocent

by Overton, Grant

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332 pages. Binding is solid, all pages intact; some foxing and minor staining, but book is eminently readableGrant Overton (1881-1930) was a literary critic, editor, and novelist. He was an editorial writer and the literary editor for the New York Sun from 1906 to 1919, editor of Colliers Magazine, then worked for George H. Doran, the book publisher, and was author of at least ten books and editor of collections of short stories.This is his then-highly-popular romance of a very sheltered young woman experiencing the racy world of New York City.
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