Now in stock! L'Envers du Music-Hall by Colette

Not exactly new in stock, though, as this lovely little volume has been part of my personal collection for many years...
But there always comes a point when you need to part with some of your personal treasures... often to replace them with new ones! 

This wonderful little book is from the edition "Le Livre Moderne Illustré" and is beautifully illustrated by Henri Mirande.
It was written by the famous and very much loved French writer Colette in 1912, when she was still working on stage and writing for the newspaper "Le Matin" (whose editor, Henri de Jouvenel, became her husband).  

Colette is about to become better known in the English-speaking world as a new movie with Keira Knightley is being released soon (UK: January 2019). 
Colette's story is a wet dream for contemporary writers who seem to be obsessed with making period drama "relevant for modern audiences" (i.e "let's crowbar-in trendy issues even though it means twisting historical accuracy/social realities of the time" - see trailer below! - even though this time, they didn't need to make too much up!)


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I personally would recommend Colette's hilarious and truly wonderful "Dialogue de Bêtes" (1904) whose main protagonists are a cat (Kiki-the-demure) and a dog (Toby-Dog). 

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