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Charles Baudelaire
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French poet and critic (1821–1867)

Also known as: Baudelaire, Charles Pierre Baudelaire, Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufaÿs, Шарль Бодлер, شارل بودلير, 샤를 보들레르

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Known works

  • Nouvelles histoires extraordinaires (Berenice / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Colloquy of Monos and Una / Conversation of Eiros and Charmi / Devil in the Belfry / Fall of the House of Usher / Four Beasts in One / Hop-Frog / Imp of the Perverse / Island of the Fay / King Pest / Lionizing / Man of the Crowd / Masque of the Red Death / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Power of Words / Shadow / Silence / Some Words with a Mummy / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)
  • Les fleurs du mal (1958)
  • Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
  • Essays
  • Wolf's Complete Book of Terror (1988)