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ALEXANDRE DUMAS THE SHOULDER, THE BELT, AND THE HANDKERCHIEF[59]GEORGE SAND LÉLIA AND THE POET[60]

Born in France in 1583, died in 1592; educated at a college in Bordeaux; studied law; attached to the court of Francis II in 1559, and to the person of Henry III in 1571; traveled in Germany, Italy and Switzerland in 1580; made mayor of Bordeaux in 1581; published his "Essays" in 1580, the first English translation, made by Florio, appearing in 1603.

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