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Edmond François Valentin About, who was born in 1828 in Dieuze (Moselle) and died on 16 January 1885 in Paris, was a French writer, journalist and art critic, and a member of the Académie française.

He strongly opposed the realism of Gustave Courbet.

French writer and critic (1828-1885)

Born	14 February 1828
Died	16 January 1885

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The king of the mountains: Translated from the French, with a critical introd. by Andrew Lang. A front. and numerous other ports. with descriptive notes by Octave Uzanne

by Edmond About
First published in 1857
58 editions, 17 ebooks
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Tolla: A tale of modern Rome

by Edmond About, Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felicien Freiherr von, Adolphe Paul Giraldon, and Paul Baudry
First published in 1855
42 editions, 5 ebooks
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The man with the broken ear

by Edmond About
First published in 1862
28 editions, 6 ebooks
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The notary's nose

by Edmond About
First published in 1862
21 editions, 4 ebooks
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The Roman question.

by Edmond About
First published in 1859
20 editions, 3 ebooks
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Germaine

by Edmond About and Mary Louise Booth
First published in 1857
12 editions, 4 ebooks
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Greece and the Greeks of the present day

by Edmond About
First published in 1854
12 editions, 4 ebooks
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Handbook of social economy: or, The worker's A.B.C.

by Edmond About
First published in 1868
11 editions, 5 ebooks
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Roi des Montagnes

by Jacques C. and Edmond About First published in 2018
10 editions

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Les mariages de Paris.: Introd. par Émile Faguet.

by Edmond About
First published in 1859
10 editions, 3 ebooks
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Le progrès

by Edmond About
First published in 1864
9 editions, 2 ebooks
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Nez d'un Notaire

by Edmond About First published in 2018
8 editions

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homme à l'oreille Cassée

by Edmond About First published in 2017
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Nez d'un Notaire

by Edmond About First published in 2017
7 editions

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Roi des Montagnes

by Edmond About First published in 2017
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Le fellah: souvenirs d'Egypte.

by Edmond About and Mahmoud Saba
First published in 1870
7 editions, 3 ebooks
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Alsace, 1871-1872

by Edmond About
First published in 1873
7 editions, 3 ebooks
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La mère de la marquise

by Edmond About and Camille Fontaine
First published in 1887
7 editions, 4 ebooks
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Le roi des montagnes

by Edmond About First published in 1860
7 editions

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Roma contemporanea

by Edmond About
First published in 1861
6 editions, 2 ebooks
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French writer and critic (1828-1885)

Born	14 February 1828
Died	16 January 1885

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OLID: OL62074A
ISNI: 0000000121005116
IMDb: nm0008908
Library of Congress Names: n82001240
LibriVox: 1103
Project Gutenberg: 5182
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV035071
VIAF: 34452092
Wikidata: Q361004
Inventaire.io: wd:Q361004

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