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SAXON HENRY

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Aubrey Beardsley
Art Cultural Explorations Literature Travel

A Decadently Yellow London

Saxon Henry May 22, 2020 British poetsEnglandEzra Poundfamous writersLondonnonfiction writerspoetry

This essay channeling the Decadents and Aesthetes in London when it was decadently yellow is included in my most recent book The Modern Salonnière. The 34…

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The Ponte d’Augusto at Narni.
Literature Nature Writing Travel

Traveling Italy with Henry James

Saxon Henry May 15, 2020 cathedrals to exploreHenry JamesItalykeeping diariesnovelistsVenice

This essay following Henry James through Italy is included in my most recent book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book feature…

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Portrait of Ottoline Morrell by Adolf de Meyer taken in 1912. Image courtesy WikiMedia.
Art Literature Philanthropy

Ottoline Morrell Gets Lit

Saxon Henry May 8, 2020 British poetsEnglandfamous writersgrand residenceskeeping diariesLondonmemoirsnovelistspainterssalonnièreVirginia Woolf

This essay exploring the literary world of Ottoline Morrell is included in my most recent book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book…

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Lady Hamilton as Ariadne
Art Cultural Explorations Mythology

The Fashionable Grecian Supper

Saxon Henry May 1, 2020 classical antiquityFranceFrench aristocracyMarie AntoinettememoirsnobilitypaintersParisRoyal Courtierssalonniere

This essay about a fashionable Grecian supper held by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun is included in my book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in…

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drawing of Paestum by Piranesi
Architecture Cultural Explorations Mythology

A Passion for Paestum

Saxon Henry April 25, 2020 Greek deitiesItalykeeping diarieslibrariesnonfiction writersRomeset decorationsummer reading listVenice

This essay featuring three important perceptions of the archaeological site in Paestum, Italy, is included in my new book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other…

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Peggy Guggenheim at 81 in her palazzo in July 1979. Image: Marie Cosindas.
Books Cultural Explorations Travel

Peggy Guggenheim Goes Off-Beat

Saxon Henry April 18, 2020 American poetsfamous writersgrand residencesItalymemoirsPeggy GuggenheimVenice

This essay exploring the world of Peggy Guggenheim in Venice is included in my new book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book…

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Honore de Balzac
Creative Writing Cultural Explorations Literature Travel

Balzac as a Human Comedy

Saxon Henry April 11, 2020 books of lettersfamous writersFrancenovelistsPariswriting desks

This essay channeling Balzac in Paris is included in my new book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book feature similar literary adventures…

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Emily Dickinson, the most famous resident of Amherst.
Cultural Explorations Literature Travel

Anguished in Amherst

Saxon Henry April 4, 2020 American poetspoetryThe Literary Adventurer

This essay channeling Emily Dickinson in Amherst is included in my new book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book feature similar…

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Detail of the cover of the first edition paperback of “Tropic of Cancer”
Books Creative Writing Travel

Henry Miller the Paris Years

Saxon Henry March 29, 2020 Beinecke Libraryfamous writersFrancekeeping diarieslibrariesLost GenerationnovelistsParisYale University

This essay about Henry Miller in Paris is included in my new book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book feature similar literary…

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Petrarch and Laura
Creative Writing Cultural Explorations Travel

Shadowing Petrarch in Parma

Saxon Henry March 23, 2020 cathedrals to exploreItalyMedieval TimesParmaPetrarch

This essay is included in my new book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book feature similar literary adventures and traveling with intention. …

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