The soul of Napoleon - Léon Bloy - EO with beautiful intimate autograph dedication 1912 - Hardcover

Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly said of Léon Bloy :

"It is a spirit of fire, composed of faith and enthusiasm, that this unknown Léon Bloy, who cannot be so for long [...] For my part, among the Catholic writers of the present hour, I don't know anyone of this ardor, this violence of love, this fanaticism for the truth”.

A century later, an improbable meeting, that of an emperor, Napoleon, and a cursed writer, Léon Bloy.

"And yet Napoleon provided Léon Bloy with the subject of one of his great books, one of the strangest and most beautiful that has been written on the inexhaustible man. In the oceanic imperial bibliography, L'Âme de Napoleon is one of the handful of fascinating curiosities, the sheaf of extraordinary texts that the little Corsican general has aroused among great writers. Laurent Joffrin.

Beautiful Original Edition With moving and precious Intimate dedication to Marie Artru

Marie Termier or Artru (Married to Henri Artru) is the daughter of the eminent geologist, member of the Institute

Pierre Termier

and Great Friend of Léon Bloy (their correspondence has been published)

Marie Artru is the mother of Louis Artru, naval officer, resistant and hero of Free France

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State

Beautiful work with slight wear from use

• Back a little insolated
• slight chafing at the lower back
• Note: dishes slightly insolated, with discoloration in places

• Fresh Interior