The Grip of Desire

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Grip of Desire, by Hector France, et alThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Grip of DesireAuthor: Hector FranceRelease Date: February 6, 2004 [eBook #10963]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GRIP OF DESIRE***This file was produced by Carlo Traverso, Relka Bihari, Andrea Ball, and the Project Gutenberg Online DistributedProofreading Team from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) athttp://gallica.bnf.fr.THE GRIP OF DESIRETHE STORY OF A PARISH-PRIESTTRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF HECTOR FRANCE[Illustration: Début d'une série de documents en couleur.]Love is a familiar; love is a devil; there is no evil angel but love. Yet was Samson so tempted, and he had anexcellent strength; yet was Solomon so seduced, and he had a very good wit.Love's Labour Lost.With an engraved portrait of the AuthorOther Works in EnglishByHECTOR FRANCEMansour's Chastisement, the Loves and Intrigues of an Arab Don Juan, done into English by ALFRED ALLINSON, andembellished with Seven fine Engravings by THEVENIN, after Drawings by BAZEILHAC.Musk, Hashish and Blood, with Twenty-OneEngravings by PAUL AVRIL. (In the Press.)The Attack on the Brothels, A ...