Chapter 120 Biasley's Letters

Biasley's Letters Last year in the UK's "Fifty Annual Selected Books" annual selection exhibition, one of them was Bias Lettery's Letters to Smithles.Published by Eastwick Publishing, London, at fifteen shillings each. Leonard Smithers, a lawyer in London, wore A single eyeglass, very romantic and suave, especially good for making friends with ladies in London and people in the literary and artistic circles.famous Richard Borton, the English translator of The Arabian Nights, is one of his good friends, and he edited the Bombay version for Borton After Borton's death, he served as Mrs. Borton's legal adviser.

Smithless opened a small bookstore of his own.The business is very good, he specially collects some banned books and Erotic literature, sold to wealthy collectors in England and America at the time.It is said that one of his regular customers is A judge of a high court, after the death of this old judge, his wife discovered that all the things her husband collected during his lifetime were all This kind of work, I am afraid that others will spread it as a joke, and secretly ask Smith to collect all these books as soon as possible. Take it back.Smithles, of course, was delighted, for he had yet another good deal to do.

In addition to this dishonorable transaction, Smith Rice has two other commendable literary achievements. merit.First, in the British publishing industry at that time, no one dared to accept his original manuscript after Wilde was released from prison. At that time, he boldly printed Wilde's "Song in Prison".Second, he was the first to discover Bias Lai is a genius. Smithles admired Beardsley's paintings very much and offered him many jobs with good remuneration. Many of Biasley's works have a bit of obscenity, which may be the shadow of Smithles. ring.Although Smithles was very close to Biasley, it is said that he hired a colleague at home,

Secret imitations of Biasley's works were sold to people, such forgeries, found during Biasley's lifetime and after his death a lot of. Biasley, this short-lived twenty-something art prodigy, has fun in book illustration and decorating left a huge impact.There is almost no modern decorative painter who is not directly or indirectly influenced by him. ring.This collection of letters contributes much new material to those who study his work. Biasley's illustrations for Wilde's works can be said to be comparable to Wilde's works. A masterpiece of beauty.He drew a total of sixteen frames, but the publisher at the time deleted four frames.A few years ago the United States

China's limited edition club reprint, including all sixteen frames of illustrations.Wilde's play The original work of this book is French, and the English translation is jointly translated by himself and Sir Douglas.limited edition club In addition to the English translation and all the illustrations by Biasley, the French original is attached, and the The famous painter Trang was invited to make several watercolor illustrations.This illustration has a strong satirical meaning, which is similar to that of Wang Er De's tragic style does not match.A book lover joked that if Salome was in Herodias that day,

The dance in front of him was like that shown by Trang, and Herodias not only refused to give her John's head, but I am afraid Instead, she wanted her head.