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"French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow"

- Lafcadio Hearn

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This quote is written / told by Lafcadio Hearn between June 27, 1850 and September 26, 1904. He/she was a famous Author from Japan. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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