Monsieur Venus (1884)

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When the rich and well-connected Raoule de Vénérande becomes enamored of Jacques Silvert, a poor young man who makes artificial flowers for a living, she turns him into her mistress and eventually into her wife. Raoule's suitor, a cigar-smoking former hussar officer, becomes an accomplice in the complications that ensue.… (more)

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Monsieur Venus: A Materialist Novel by Rachilde (1884)

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Rachilde	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Barrès, Maurice	Preface	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Boyd, Ernest Augustus	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Boyd, Madeleine Elise Reynier	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Majeska	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Monsieur Venus: A Materialist Novel

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Monsieur Vénus : roman matérialiste

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When the rich and well-connected Raoule de Vénérande becomes enamored of Jacques Silvert, a poor young man who makes artificial flowers for a living, she turns him into her mistress and eventually into her wife. Raoule's suitor, a cigar-smoking former hussar officer, becomes an accomplice in the complications that ensue.

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