Ecstasy: a study of happiness. Translated from the Dutch by A. Teixeira de Mattos and John Gray.

COUPERUS, Louis.

Published by Henry & Co.,, 1892

About this Item

First edition in English. Inscribed by one of the translators, 'To Richard Egan, from A. Teixeira de Mattos. 6 Feb., 1893'. Cloth slightly rubbed and soiled, free endpaper cracked, else a very good copy. Scarce. Oscar Wilde was a great admirer of the author's earlier novel, 'Noodlot', translated into English by Clara Bell, as 'Footsteps of Fate', in 1891. He sent Couperus a letter of praise, along with a copy of 'The Portrait of Dorian Gray'. The Dutch-born Teixeira de Mattos is a particularly interesting translator of the period and would later marry Lily Wilde, widow of Oscar's older brother, Willie, but perhaps the most notable aspect of the book above is John Gray's nine-page prefatory note.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ecstasy: a study of happiness. Translated from the Dutch by A. Teixeira de Mattos and John Gray.
• Publisher: Henry & Co.,
• Publication Date: 1892
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)