Gamiani, Or Two Nights Of Excess

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The "Naughty French Novel Series" is comprised of great poets and writers of the past who tried their hand at erotic fiction and in turn created classics in the genre. Series editor John Baxter, the author of "We'll Always Have Paris", will contribute an introductory essay to each volume, detailing the lives of the authors, the social mores of the times, and the publication histories of each book.

Author Bio

Alfred de Musset (1810-1857) was a French poet, playright and novelist. He was born in Paris to a well-off family and turned to writing after first studying to be a doctor. Influenced by Lord Byron and Shakespeare, he fraternised with many great French writers such as Victor Hugo. He died in 1857 of a heart malfunction. John Baxter is an acclaimed film critic and biographer. His subjects have included Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, and Robert De Niro. He is the author of We'll Always Have Paris and A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict. He lives in Paris.