Against the Grain

Against the GrainThe Floressas Des Esseintes, to judge by the various portraits preserved in the Chteau de...
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Author: Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl),1848-1907
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Language: English
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Against the Grain

Against the Grain

€6,26

Against the Grain

€6,26
Author: Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl),1848-1907
Format: eBook
Language: English

Against the Grain

The Floressas Des Esseintes, to judge by the various portraits preserved in the Chteau de Lourps, had originally been a family of stalwart troopers and stern cavalry men. Closely arrayed, side by side, in the old frames which their broad shoulders filled, they startled one with the fixed gaze of their eyes, their fierce moustaches and the chests whose deep curves filled the enormous shells of their cuirasses. These were the ancestors. There were no portraits of their descendants and a wide breach existed in the series of the faces of this race. Only one painting served as a link to connect the past and presenta crafty, mysterious head with haggard and gaunt features, cheekbones punctuated with a comma of paint, the hair overspread with pearls, a painted neck rising stiffly from the fluted ruff. It was obvious that the decadence of this family had followed an unvarying course. The effemination of the males had continued with quickened tempo. As if to conclude the work of long years, the Des Esseintes had intermarried for two centuries, using up, in such consanguineous unions, such strength as remained. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 12341
Author: Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
Release Date: May 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Translator: Howard, John

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