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_The_
CHILD OF PLEASURE
GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO
TRANSLATED BY
GEORGINA HARDING
VERSES TRANSLATED BY
ARTHUR SYMONS
INTRODUCTION BY
ERNEST BOYD
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THE MODERN LIBRARY
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_Manufactured in the United States of America
Bound for_ THE MODERN LIBRARY _by H. Wolff_


INTRODUCTION

It is characteristic of the atmosphere of legend in which Gabriele
d'Annunzio has lived that even the authenticity of his name has been
disputed. It was said that his real name was Gaetano Rapagnetta, and the
curious will find amongst the Letters of James Huneker the boast that he
was the first person to reveal to America the fact that d'Annunzio's
name was "Rapagnetto"--a purely personal contribution to the legend.
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