Gérard de Nerval
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Gérard de Nerval was the pen name of Gérard Labrunie, a French travel writer, essayist, poet, and translator. He was a major figure during the era of French romanticism, and best known for his novella
Gérard de Nerval, by Nadar, c.1854-1855
La rue de la vieille lanterne: The Suicide of Gérard de Nerval, by Gustave Doré, 1855
Lobster
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Lobsters are malacostracan decapod crustaceans of the family Nephropidae or its synonym Homaridae. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of
Gérard de Nerval
…Blanche's advice, he tried to purge himself of his intense emotions in his writing. This is when he composed some of his best works. Nerval had a pet lobster named Thibault, which he walked at the end of a blue silk ribbon in the Palais-Royal in Paris. According to Théophile Gautier, Nerval said: Why should…
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Lobsters awaiting purchase in Trenton, Maine
European lobster with cut antennae
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