Lot n° 99
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150 - 200
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RENARD, Jules (1864-1910), écrivain français. - Lot 99
RENARD, Jules (1864-1910), écrivain français.
Set of 2 documents:
- L.A.S., to Ernest Raynaud (1864-1936) French writer and poet. Chitry-les-Mines, January 5, 1889. 2 pp. in-8. Little frailties, without lack" [...] I received your article in the countryside where we came to spend the time necessary for my wife's diapers. If you were next to me, I'd give you a good handshake. Your little article made me very happy. It's the first one that's not trivial. I believe what you tell me is right, because I could only say things about you that I think. As for the ridiculous side of my sentimentality, I recognize it like you do, but I admit that I'm a bit attached to it and that I'll keep this note there (which we all have more or less besides). And the strength of a conscientious man is not to be afraid of ridicule. We all have a bit of silliness in us. The big point, in my opinion, is not to fight it, but to present it in as new a way as possible [...].
- L.A.S., au Courrier de la Presse. Paris, December 25, 1907. 2 pp. in-8. Blue pencil notes on the first page. Small traces of rust running through. Jules Renard, freshly elected to the Académie Goncourt (October 1907), gets carried away by Le Courrier de la Presse. "[...] You have sent me more than four hundred notes about my election to the Académie Goncourt. I am not exaggerating when I say that there were more than two hundred useless reproductions. In the first 11 denominations of the new series that you are starting six times already the same one. In exchange, you must know that I do not receive the important articles, those of the Happy Life, for example, of I Know Everything, of the Weekly Review, of Fantasy, and others that I do not know about, because they do not fall before my eyes. While recognizing the great benefits of such a service, I would be most grateful if you would take into account, on your bill, and to a reasonable extent, all this waste [...]".
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