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HelpRe: What is the most beautiful classic name for girls?
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Wasn't there a book called "Camille"?
"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." -Charles Bukowski
"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." -Charles Bukowski
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It was a novel by Alexander Dumas, "La Dame aux camelias", published in 1848. This actually translates to "The Lady of the Camellias", but it became known in the English-speaking world as "Camille". It was made into a play in 1852. There was a movie version "Camille" starring Greta Garbo and released in 1936. Contrary to what might be logically assumed, the main character's name is not Camille. It's Marguerite. She is known as the Lady of the Camellias because she is a woman who is kept by various lovers and she wears a white camellia when she is available to them and a red one when she is not.
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