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Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle.

Edmond François Valentin About

I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger.

Edmond François Valentin About

But as the Pope has a long arm, which might reach me in France, I have gone a little out of the way to tell him the plain truths contained in these pages.

Edmond François Valentin About

It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.

Edmond François Valentin About

At about six in the morning of July 3, 1860, while I was watering my petunias, and thinking of nothing in particular, I perceived coming towards me, a tall, beardless, fair-haired young fellow, wearing a German cap and gold-rimmed spectacles.

Edmond François Valentin About

Edmond François Valentin About

Edmond François Valentin About

Born: February 14, 1828

Died: January 16, 1885 (aged 56)

Bio: Edmond François Valentin About was a French novelist, publicist and journalist.

Known for:

Le Roi des montagnes
The king of the mountains
The Roman question
The Man with the Broken Ear (1867)
Tolla (1855)

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