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Frederick William Rolfe

Frederick William Rolfe, better known as Baron Corvo, and also calling himself 'Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe', was an English writer, artist, photographer and eccentric.

British writer, photographer and historian (1860-1913)

Born	22 July 1860
Died	25 October 1913

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Hadrian the Seventh

by Frederick William Rolfe
First published in 1904 — 56 editions

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The desire and pursuit of the whole: a romance of modern Venice

by Frederick William Rolfe
First published in 1934 — 24 editions
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Don Tarquinio: a kataleptic phantasmatic romance

by Frederick William Rolfe
First published in 1905 — 16 editions
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A history of the Borgias

by Frederick William Rolfe
First published in 1900 — 14 editions
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Don Renato: An Ideal Content (Large Print)

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1909 — 13 editions

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In his own image

by Frederick William Rolfe
First published in 1901 — 13 editions

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Stories Toto told me

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1898 — 10 editions
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Chronicles of the house of Borgia

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1901 — 9 editions
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Nicholas Crabbe or the one and the many.

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1958 — 9 editions
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The weird of the wanderer: being the papyrus records of some incidents in one of the previous lives of Mr. Nicholas Crabbe

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1912 — 8 editions
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How I was Buried Alive

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1899 — 6 editions
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Hubert's Arthur: being certain curious documents found among the literary remains of Mr. N. C., here produced

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1935 — 6 editions
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The Venice letters

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1964 — 5 editions

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Frederick Rolfe's "Reviews of unwritten books".

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1985 — 3 editions

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Tarsicius: the boy martyr of Rome: in the Diocletian persecution, A.D. CCCXXX

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1880 — 3 editions

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The armed hands, and other stories and pieces

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1974 — 3 editions
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The Cardinal Prefect of Propaganda: and other stories

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1957 — 2 editions

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The parentage of Caesar Borgia

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1902 — 2 editions

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Agricultural and Pastoral Prospects of South Africa

by Frederick William Rolfe and Owen Thomas First published in 2022 — 2 editions

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An open letter to the editor

by Frederick William Rolfe First published in 1897 — 2 editions

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British writer, photographer and historian (1860-1913)

Born	22 July 1860
Died	25 October 1913

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OLID: OL2771373A
ISNI: 000000012027236X
Library of Congress Names: n80044733
LibriVox: 5523
Project Gutenberg: 54232
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): VEAV009942
VIAF: 64026547
Wikidata: Q1289140
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1289140

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Frederick, Baron Corvo
Baron Corvo Frederick Rolfe
Frederick B. Corvo
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Rolf, Frederick William, 1860-1913.
Rolfe, Frederick, 1860-1913.
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Corvo Frederick Baron

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