Literary
AUTOGRAPH LETTER BY ANATOLE FRANCE
FRANCE
(Anatole, 1844-1924, French Writer)
Autograph Letter signed to an unnamed correspondent
saying he is very aware of his kindness, I thank you for your good promise, but I beg you to hasten the effects. I was hoping to have you for our beginnings, and I will not easily give up such a pleasant hope. Do you have nothing in your boxes and no time to give us? Since you are very busy, do not bother and tell me the day I can meet you..., Boussod, Valadon & Cie headed paper, 9 Rue Chaptal, Paris, 10th September no year but circa
Item Date: 1890
Background
Anatole France took an important part in the Dreyfus affair. He signed Émile Zola's manifesto supporting Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish army officer who had been falsely convicted of espionage. France wrote about the affair in his 1901 novel Monsieur Bergeret.Boussod, Valadon & Cie was a French gallery with offices in Paris, NY, London, The Hague, and Berlin.TranscriptionCher Monsieur,Je suis bien sensible à votre bienveillance, je vous remercie de votre bonne promesse, mais je voussupplie d'en hâter les effets. J'espérais vous avoir pour nos débuts, et je ne renoncerai pasfacilement à une si agréable espérance. N'avez-vous rien dans vos cartons et point une heure à nousdonner ? Puisque vous êtes très occupé, ne vous dérangez pas et dites-moi le jour où je pourrai allervous voir.Bien cordialement à vousAnatole France10 Sept.
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