Gamiani

''Gamiani, or Two Nights of Excess'' (french: Gamiani, ou deux nuits d'excès) is a French erotic novel first published in 1833. Its authorship is anonymous, but it is believed to have been written by

Alfred de Musset Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.His names are often reversed "Louis Charles Alfred de Musset": see "(Louis Charles) Alfred de Musset" (bio), Biography.com, 2007 ...

and the

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eponymous heroine a portrait of his lover, George Sand. It became a

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among nineteenth century erotic literature. The novel was illustrated with unsigned lithographs whose authorship remains unknown. They have been attributed to Achille Devéria and

Octave Tassaert Nicolas François Octave Tassaert (Paris, 26 July 1800 – Paris, 24 April 1874)1833 novels Novels by Alfred de Musset French erotic novels French LGBT novels Works published anonymously {{LGBT-novel-stub