Download or read book The Letters of Charles Baudelaire to His Mother, 1833-1866 written by Charles Baudelaire and published by Haskell House. This book was released on 1971 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inner torments of the poet, critic, & translator are revealed in his letters to his mother over the course of 33 years & ending just prior to his death at the age of 46. "The intimate & profoundly moving letters reveal the tragedy of a sensitive mind, reveal the heartbreaking bitterness & hope & struggle of a man unfitted to combat the implacabilities of life."--THE INDEPENDENT.