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Rare Baudelaire papers up for grabs

Personal letters, first edition copies and even a suicide note penned by 19th century French poet Charles Baudelaire, seen here in an undated archive photo, go on sale next week in Paris.

AFP - Wednesday, November 25

PARIS (AFP) - - Personal letters, first edition copies and even a suicide note penned by 19th century French poet Charles Baudelaire go on sale next week in Paris. More »

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