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28
Jan

Marguerite Long, AT THE PIANO WITH DEBUSSY

AupianoavecCD copy

“Wrapper” (Spine and Front) of the English Translation (London, 1972) of Marguerite Long’s Au piano avec Claude Debussy (Paris, 1960)

What caprice led the translator (Olive Senior-Ellis) and/or the publisher (J. M. Dent & Sons) to remove Debussy’s first name from the title?

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28
Jan

Two Illustrations from STRENGTH: AND HOW TO OBTAIN IT

Sandow1 copy

Sandow2 copy

Eugene Sandow, Strength: And How to Obtain It – Third Edition (London, 1905)

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