April 1st, the day of pranks and hoaxes. In 1894, Pierre Louÿs published “Les Chansons de Bilitis” or in English “The Songs of Bilitis”. He claimed that he had translated 143 poems written by a courtesan from ancient Greece, that had been recently unearthed. To complete his tale, he had printed a biography of her,Continue reading “April 1 “A Penny for your (titillating) thoughts””
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