Jules-Amédée Barbey d’Aurevilly

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Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, detail of an oil painting by Émile Lévy, 1881; in the National Museum of the Chateau of Versailles, France.

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Also Known As	le Connétable des Lettres
Born	November 2, 1808 • France
Died	April 23, 1889 (aged 80) • Paris • France
Notable Works	“Le Chevalier des Touches” • “Un Prêtre marié” • “Weird Women”

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