Letter

 1 Introd  |       consisted in George Sand’s books? Here she is, Emma Roualt.’
 2 Introd  |        emotional extravagance of books grown tedious, which she
 3 Introd  |          concerned, to group his books in two divisions: on the
 4 Introd  |          matter of fact, ALL his books are essentially constructed
 5 Introd  |         and the “purpose” of the books is to express it. The most
 6 Introd  | significance of life in two such books as Madame Bovary and Salammbo.~
 7 Introd  |       productive, with a hundred books to his half-a-dozen, she
 8 LXX     |        one of the most beautiful books that have been made since
 9 LXX     |         since they began to make books.~I am well, and I am working
10 XCIII   |          be clear and short.~Few books have gripped me more than
11 CIV     |        papers, when one can make books, and when one is not perishing
12 CVII    |     papers. Why doesn’t he write books, since he is rich and has
13 CXXXV   |       prevent the publication of books like that (textual), that
14 CXXXVI  |      Saint-Victor, who puffs the books of Arsene Houssaye, won’
15 CLX     |         Arsenal library lends me books that I read in the evening,
16 CLXXXVII|           dirty it, rob it? Your books, your bibelots, did you
17 CXCI    |       for me to get in Rouen the books that I need now; I am lost
18 CCII    |           They knew how to write books then. Ah! how far our doctors
19 CCXII   |       those who attempt to judge books had been able to hear, what
20 CCXXXII |         t want to ruin myself in books, do you know of any dealer
21 CCXXXII |        who would rent me all the books that I designated?~What
22 CCXXXIII|      that you need for borrowing books. I send for such things
23 CCXXXVII|        that she had not read his books. There are some subjects
24 CCXXXIX |        My Moi scatters itself in books so that I pass whole days
25 CCXLIII |       talk about these excellent books to you. They have done me
26 CCXLIV  |        market in which one sells books. Not making concession to
27 CCLI    |          am reading all sorts of books and I am taking notes for
28 CCLII   |         easy to send on a box of books!~Send word when you are
29 CCLXI   |      LOCAL POETS pursued me with books and bouquets. I pretended
30 CCLXX   |        for art!~I am reading now books on hygiene. Oh! but they
31 CCLXXIX |      expounded there than in the books of Darwin himself.~The good
32 CCLXXXIV|       first chapter.~Speaking of books, do read Fromont et Risler,
33 CCXCIX  |       What do you think of their books?~I am not reading anything
34 CCCV    |        your opinion on these two books, which are very different
35 CCCVIII | opportunity of reading these two books.~I do not share in Tourgueneff’
36 CCCIX   |       much. Let us speak of your books, that will be better.~They
37 CCCIX   |        true, it is good. Obscene books likewise are immoral only
38 CCCXVI  |       hers! People will read her books, that is to say that they