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AUTHOR’S NOTE

CONTENTS

OF BEAUTY, FAITH, AND DEATH: A RHAPSODY BY WAY OF PRELUDE

FANTASIA NAPOLITANA: BEING A REVERIE OF AQUARIUMS, MUSEUMS, AND DEAD CHRISTS

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THE CARPENTER’S WIFE: A CAPRICCIO

THE EARTH THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE: OR THE ABSURDITY OF ASTRONOMY

OF AUTOCOSMS WITHOUT FACTS: OR THE EMPTINESS OF RELIGIONS

OF FACTS WITHOUT AUTOCOSMS: OR THE IRRELEVANCY OF SCIENCE

OF FACTS WITH ALIEN AUTOCOSMS: OR THE FUTILITY OF CULTURE

ST. FRANCIS: OR THE IRONY OF INSTITUTIONS

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THE GAY DOGES: OR THE FAILURE OF SOCIETY AND THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF SOCIALISM

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THE SUPERMAN OF LETTERS: OR THE HYPOCRISY OF POLITICS

LUCREZIA BORGIA: OR THE MYTH OF HISTORY

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SICILY AND THE ALBERGO SAMUELE BUTLER: OR THE FICTION OF CHRONOLOGY

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INTERMEZZO

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LACHRYMÆ RERUM AT MANTUA: WITH A DENUNCIATION OF D’ANNUNZIO

OF DEAD SUBLIMITIES, SERENE MAGNIFICENCES, AND GAGGED POETS

VARIATIONS ON A THEME

HIGH ART AND LOW

AN EXCURSION INTO THE GROTESQUE: WITH A GLANCE AT OLD MAPS AND MODERN FALLACIES

AN EXCURSION INTO HEAVEN AND HELL: WITH A DEPRECIATION OF DANTE

ST. GIULIA AND FEMALE SUFFRAGE

ICY ITALY: WITH VENICE RISING FROM THE SEA

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THE DYING CARNIVAL

NAPOLEON AND BYRON IN ITALY: OR LETTERS AND ACTION

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THE CONSOLATIONS OF PHLEBOTOMY: A PARADOX AT PAVIA

RISORGIMENTO: WITH SOME REMARKS ON SAN MARINO AND THE MILLENNIUM

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