A Frontispiece and Numerous Other Portraits with Descriptive Notes by Octave Uzanne The partnership of Edmond and Jules de Goncourt is probably the most curious and perfect example of collaboration recorded in literary history. The brothers worked together for twenty-two years, and the amalgam of their diverse talents was so complete that, were it not for the information given by the survivor, it would be difficult to guess what each brought to the work which bears their names. Even in the light of these confidences, it is no easy matter to attempt to separate or disengage their literary personalities. The two are practically one. _Jamais ame pareille n'a ete mise en deux corps._ This testi…
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