Souvenirs Indiscrets
Natalie Barney
published: 1960
Natalie's late memoir, dedicated to Romaine. Central contains chapters about Renée Vivien (in which her affair of Liane is presented as a prologue), Élisabeth de Gramont, and the Mardrus couple.
Interestingly, even as the volume is dedicated to Romaine, its contents are primarily concerned with Natalie's "amours premieres": she does not receive her own chapter.
A Romaine, à l'artiste unique et solitaire.
Chaque être en ses portraits confesse son mystère;
Sa vision tient de l'ange – un ange à caractère!
Grâce à notre amitié, à mes amours premières,
Je revis mon passé de feu puis de lumière.
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