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Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henry Murger

Professor Robert Holton, Department of English Language and Literature, translated and edited Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henry Murger. This 1851 set of stories is the basis for Puccini’s La Boheme, the Broadway hit Rent, as well as the many and varied bohemian communities and styles that have proliferated since.

Book cover, Scenes of Bohemian life