The Cross of Berny; Or, Irene's Lovers

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Theophile Gautier. The Cross of Berny; Or, Irene's Lovers

The Cross of Berny; Or, Irene's Lovers

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION

ORIGINAL PREFACE TO THE FRENCH EDITION

CROSS OF BERNY

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Joseph Méry, Jules Sandeau, Théophile Gautier, Mme Emile de Girardin

Published by Good Press, 2019

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A man's future lies in any honorable career. If I have left the epaulettes of my ancestors reposing in their domestic shrine, I can bequeath to my children other decorations.

I have just returned from a ten years' campaign against all nations, bringing back a marvellous quantity of trophies, but without causing one mother to mourn. In the light of a conqueror, Caesar, Alexander, and Hannibal pale in comparison, and yet to a certainty my military future could not have gained me the epaulettes of these illustrious commanders.

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