Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Josephin Peladon, [no year] Aug. 11.

Barbey d'Aurevilly, J. (Jules), 1808-1889

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Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French novelist and short story writer. He is probably best known for his Les Diaboliques, a collection of stories, each of which relates a tale of a woman who commits acts of violence, crime, or revenge. From the description of J. Barbey d'Aurevilly manuscript material : 1 item, ca. mid-to-late 19th century (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 75396793 Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French novelist and short story writer. He is...

Peladon, Josephin,

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Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986

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Gordon N. Ray, a graduate of Indiana University, was closely associated with the life and work of William Makepeace Thackeray. His four volume edition of the Letters and private papers appeared in 1945-1946 and his two volume biography in 1954-1955. From 1963 to 1985 Ray was president of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Ray was also an outstanding collector of English and French illustrated books. His collections formed the bases of two exhibitions held at the Pierpont Morgan Library that w...