The Dancing Faun

The Dancing Faun

Florence Farr

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Editorial:
Northup Press
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Poesía
ISBN:
9781443789202
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This vintage book contains Florence Beatrice Emery Farr’s 1894 short story, “The Dancing Faun”. This volume is highly recommended for those who have read and enjoyed other works by this author, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature related to the occult. Florence Beatrice Emery Farr (1860–1917) was an English actress, activist, director, composer, novelist, singer, and journalist. She the leader of the infamous occult order The Golden Dawn and associated with many famous people of her time, including William Butler Yeats and Oscar Wilde. Other notable works by this author include: “The Music of Speech” (1909), “Modern Woman: Her Intentions” (1910), and “The Solemnization of Jacklin: Some Adventures on the Search for Reality” (1912). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.

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