STEFAN ZWEIG COLLECTION. Vol. CXXXIV. Honoré de Balzac: letter to Jean Thomassy; [1823]. French. See H. de Balzac, Correspondance, ed. R. Pierrot, vol. 1 (Paris, 1960), p. 218. f. 1. 191 x 147mm. Honoré de Balzac, novelist: Jean Thomassy: Letter to Jean Thomassy from Honoré de Balzac: [1823]:...
STEFAN ZWEIG COLLECTION. Vol. CXXV. Honoré de Balzac: fragment of an early version of his article 'Monographie de la Presse Parisienne'; before 1842. Printed proof sheet with autograph annotations. French. See Oeuvres Complètes de Honoré de Balzac, ed. M. Bouteron and H. Longnon, vol. 40 (Paris,...
STEFAN ZWEIG COLLECTION. Vol. CXXXVI. Charles Baudelaire: poems 'Les sept vieillards' and 'Les petites vieilles'; [1859]. Fair copy made for Victor Hugo to whom the poems are dedicated. French. See C. Baudelaire, Oeuvres Complètes, ed. C. Pichois, vol. 1 (Paris, 1975), pp. 87-90. ff. 2. 208 x ...
STEFAN ZWEIG COLLECTION. Vol. CXXXIX. Paul Claudel: play 'L'Annonce faite à Marie'; 1911 (see f. 145v). Fair copy, with a few revisions. French. See Oeuvres Complètes de Paul Claudel, ed. R. Mallet, vol. 9, 'Théâtre' (Paris, 1955). Author's presentation inscription to Zweig, 1913 (f. 2v). ff. ...
STEFAN ZWEIG COLLECTION. Vol. CXLII. Philippe Des Portes: rhymed maxims, epigrams and aphorisms; before 1606. Fair copies, with a few additions in other hands at the end. French. ff. 5. 190 x 138mm. Poetry FRENCH: Philippe Des Portes, poet: Rhymed maxims, etc., by Philippe Des Portes: bef. 160...
Georges Duhamel: Complete short story 'Le dernier voyage de Candide'
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Autograph draft. Heavily corrected with numerous deletions and insertions; the opening line and half struck through. A picaresque continuation of Voltaire's satire Candide, first published in 1759. Begins: ' Candide cultivait son jardin depuis bien de années . . .' Ends: ' . . . Candide f...
STEFAN ZWEIG COLLECTION. Vol. CXLVI. Gustave Flaubert: short story 'Bibliomanie'; 1836. Fair copy. French. See G. Flaubert, Oeuvres Complètes. Oeuvres de Jeunesse Inédites, vol. 1 (Paris, 1910), pp. 132-147. ff. 14. 310 x 200mm. Gustave Flaubert, novelist: Short story Bibliomanie by Gustave F...
STEFAN ZWEIG COLLECTION. Vol. CXLVII. Joseph Fouché: letter to his colleagues and friends; 1794. French. ff. 2. 305 x 200mm. Joseph Fouché, Duc d'Otrante: Letter to his colleagues and friends: 1794: Fr.
Autograph annotations by Anatole France. Signed ‘A.F’ at end. Anatole France [pseudonym of Jacques Anatole François Thibault]: Letter from M. B. in response to an article on orthography by Anatole France, marked up for printing by France; May 1898
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Begins: ‘Monsieur, Au sujet de votre article de ce matin, ‘l'Orthographe' . . . Ends: ‘Veuillez , je vous prie etc.’ The letter is dated 16 May 1898 but probably in error for 17 May when Anatole France’s first article on orthography and spelling reform was published in the morning daily newspa...
STEFAN ZWEIG COLLECTION. Vol. CLI. André Gide: lecture 'De l'importance du public'; 1903 (see f. 2). Draft. French. See Oeuvres Complètes d'André Gide, ed. L. Martin-Chauffier, vol. 4 [Paris, 1937], pp. 181-197. Author's presentation letter to Zweig, 1914 (f. 1). ff. 24. 218 x 167mm. André Pa...
