London Bridge: Guignol's Band II by Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Author:Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781847492449
Publisher: Alma Books
Published: 2017-10-13T16:18:29+00:00

Notes

p. 3, The Colonel is not ready: In English in the original text. Further occurrences have also been italicized.

p. 4, des Entrayes: An overbearing general in Céline’s first novel Journey to the End of the Night.

p. 17, One wealve embryoun: Presumably the Colonel, on top of his mispronunciation, is confusing the words “veal” and “calf”, and therefore he means something along the lines of “the membrane from one calf embryo”.

p. 30, The Mysteries of New York: The French title of the 1914 murder-mystery film serial The Exploits of Elaine, starring Pearl White.

p. 63, des Pereires: The eccentric inventor who takes the young Ferdinand under his wing in the second half of Death on Credit.

p. 98, Creusot: A reference to the famous giant steam hammer built in the industrial town of Le Creusot in Burgundy.

p. 100, the great magnificent Joffre… Lady of the Camellias: Marshal Joseph Joffre (1852–1931) was the French general who notably led the Allied forces to victory in the First Battle of the Marne in 1914. The French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) was the greatest stage and screen star of her age. One of her most famous roles was that of the protagonist of The Lady of the Camellias, the theatre adaptation of the 1848 novel by Alexandre Dumas fils (1824–95).

p. 127, Nick Carter: A prolific series of dime novels and subsequent movies featuring the eponymous private detective Nick Carter.

p. 146, Suzette’s Week: A French magazine for girls which ran throughout the first half of the twentieth century.

p. 168, Max Linder… Suzanne Grandais: Max Linder (1883–1925), Pearl White (1889–1938) and Suzanne Grandais (1893–1920) were well-known film stars of the silent era. Judex was the caped hero of several films by Louis Feuillade and Arthur Bernède.

p. 168, Basil Hallam, Ethel: Basil Hallam (1889–1916) was an English stage actor and singer. Ethel Levey (1880–1955) was a successful Broadway actress.

p. 168, Gloria Day: There appears to have been no actress of that name in that period.

p. 168, Gaby Deslys: Gaby Deslys (1881–1920) was a French actress, singer and dancer.

p. 169, Harry Pilcer’s dancer: The dancer Harry Pilcer (1885–1961) was Gaby Deslys’s partner.

p. 169, Ober… Kellner, schnell! Schnell!: “Waiter… Waiter, quick! Quick!” (German).

p. 227, Zeelands: Soldiers from New Zealand who fought alongside British troops.

p. 231, Ellen Terry… Keats: Ellen Terry (1847–1928) was the leading English stage actress of her time. The Keats referred to here, presumably an actor, is unknown.

p. 251, Robert-Houdin: Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805–71) was an groundbreaking French illusionist.

p. 266, Lord Curzon: Lord Curzon (1859–1925) was the Viceroy of India and a member of Arthur Lloyd George’s war cabinet.

p. 280, just like Soleilland: The French cabinet-maker Albert Soleilland (1881–1920) was found guilty of the rape and murder of an eleven-year-old girl in 1907. He was sentenced to death and then pardoned by the President, spending his final years in a penal colony.

p. 303, Harrows: Harrow is an area of north-west London, but perhaps Céline is thinking of the Harrods department store.

p. 320, Triboulet: Triboulet (1479–1536) was a jester in the courts of Louis XII and Francis I of France, whose name became a byword for his occupation.

p. 334, Fantômas: The fictional villain of

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