Tales Before Supper from Théophile Gautier and Prosper Mérimée: Told in English

Excerpt from Tales Before Supper From Théophile Gautier and Prosper Merimé Told in English by Myndart Verelst

Gautier first entered the drawing-room of letters at the age of nineteen. Under his arm he carried a volume of verse. The cover was of pink paper, and its publication had been paid for in advance.

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