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Imbued with fatalism, Arthur Rimbaud speaks of his difficult existence in Aden - One of his most...
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Imbued with fatalism, Arthur Rimbaud speaks of his difficult existence in Aden - One of his most significant travel letters still in private hands: « I will not live nor die quietly »

by Arthur RIMBAUD

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RIMBAUD, Arthur (1854-1891)
Autograph letter signed " Rimbaud " to his familyAden, 10th September 1884, 4 pp. in-8° on laid paperSupplied with bespoke leather maroquin sleeve
Imbued with fatalism, Arthur Rimbaud speaks of his difficult existence in AdenOne of his most significant travel letters still in private hands
" I will not live nor die quietly "

" Mes chers amis,Il y a longtemps que je n'ai reçu de vos nouvelles : j'aime cependant à croire que tout va bien chez vous et je vous souhaite bonnes récoltes et long automne. Je vous crois en bonne santé et en paix comme d'ordinaire.Voici le troisième mois de mon nouveau contrat de six mois, qui va être passé. Les affaires vont mal, et je crois que fin décembre j'aurai à chercher un autre emploi, que je trouverai d'ailleurs facilement, je l'espère. Je ne vous ai pas envoyé mon argent parce que je ne sais pas où aller, je ne sais pas où je puis me trouver prochainement, et si je ne pourrai pas employer ces fonds dans quelque petit trafic… Read More
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Important letter from Pasteur showing the high tensions within the Franco-Italian scientific...
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PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895)
Autograph letter signed " L. Pasteur " to Professor Charles BouchardParis, 19 July 1888, 3 pages in-8° on double folioUsual fold marks
Important letter, testifying to the strong tensions within the Franco-Italian scientific community – Pasteur is indignant at the means used by his detractors to hinder the work of his colleagues on rabies prophylaxis
" We have tested his immunity by inoculation on the brain's surface "

" Mon cher confrère,Mardi prochain, Mr [Adrien] Proust fera le rapport sur les candidats étrangers au titre de correspondant de l'Académie de médecine.1Permettez-moi de vous informer de tous les vœux que je fais en faveur du professeur [Arnaldo] Cantani de Naples2, non seulement pour sa valeur personnelle et ses titres scientifiques, mais parce qu'il a été et est encore en butte à toutes sortes d'oppositions et d'avanies de [Mariano] Semmola et autres qui sont irrités de l'initiative qu'il a prise dès le début de l'application de ma méthode de… Read More
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Important letter from Flaubert which accompanied Madame Bovary, dedicated to Victor Hugo

Important letter from Flaubert which accompanied Madame Bovary, dedicated to Victor Hugo: “A novel which I’m asking you to send to Mr Hugo”

by Gustave FLAUBERT

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FLAUBERT, Gustave (1821-1880)
Autograph letter signed "Gve Flaubert" to Paul Meurice
[Paris, late April 1857], 1 page in-8 on double folio, laid paper, black ink.
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Important letter from Flaubert which accompanied Madame Bovary, dedicated to Victor Hugo
"A novel which I'm asking you to send to Mr Hugo"


"Monsieur, Quoique je n'aie pas l'honneur de vous connaitre personnellement je prends la liberté de vous remettre l'exemplaire d'un roman [Madame Bovary] que je vous prie de faire parvenir à Mr Hugo. Soyez assez bon, aussi, pour en accepter un autre ci-joint et daignez agréer l'hommage de toute ma considération. Gve Flaubert"


In this letter, Flaubert asks Paul Meurice to send Victor Hugo – then on exile on Guernesey island – an example of his masterpiece Madame Bovary, the only luxury print, following the publication at Michel Lévy.
The complicity between Meurice and Hugo was deep. In 1848, Hugo made him the editor-in-chief of the newspaper L'Événement, which he had just… Read More
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