Arsène Houssaye
French writer 1815–1896 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arsène Houssaye (28 March 1815 – 26 February 1896) was a French novelist, poet and man of letters. His 1879 book Des destinées de l'âme is notable for having been bound in human skin.
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