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Discover "My Private Menagerie," a charming collection of essays by Theophile Gautier, drawn from the larger body of his work. This volume offers a unique glimpse into the author's personal life and his affection for the animal kingdom. As Volume 19 of "The Works of Theophile... Read Full Overview

My Household of Pets is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher... Read Full Overview

"My Private Menagerie" from Theophile Gautier. French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic (1811-1872).

My Household of Pets is a charming and delightful book written by the French author Theophile Gautier in 1882. The book is a collection of stories and anecdotes about the various animals that Gautier kept as pets in his home. From his beloved cats and dogs to more exotic creatures... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1920 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete text of M nagerie intime by renowned French literary figure Th ophile Gautier (1811-72). The text is presented in French with a short editorial introduction in English... Read Full Overview

I have often been caricatured in Turkish dress seated upon cushions, and surrounded by cats so familiar that they did not hesitate to climb upon my shoulders and even upon my head. The caricature is truth slightly exaggerated, and I must own that all my life I have been as fond... Read Full Overview

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M nagerie intime, tout en t moignant la fois d'un repli sur soi du po te, sur sa vie intime et domestique, d veloppe toute une philosophie panth iste que Th ophile Gautier d voile discr tement et avec finesse travers son amour des b tes et de la nature. Gautier va jusqu'... Read Full Overview

Cette oeuvre ( dition reli ) fait partie de la s rie TREDITION CLASSICS. La maison d' dition tredition, bas e Hambourg, a publi dans la s rie TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de deux mill naires. Ils taient pour la plupart puis s ou uniquement disponible chez... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Pierre Jules Th ophile Gautier (1811-1872) est un po te, romancier, peintre et critique d'art fran ais. Lecteur avide, il a cinq ans lorsqu'il commence lire. Sa grande passion est Robinson Crusoe. En 1820, l' ge de huit ans, il fait un bref s jour en tant que pensionnaire... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview