Edmond de Goncourt portrayed in an 1882 etching by French artist Félix Braquemond. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Lessing...

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Though An Aesthete's Lament has gone silent—am uncertain if this is a complete cessation or merely what a friend calls "a productiv...

Dear Readers, For the last couple of years I have enjoyed writing for you—digging through old magazines and crumbling books, touring the var...