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Letter, Anna de Noailles, [Paris, France], to Auguste Gilbert des Voisins, circa 1904

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSE/MD 2819-2

Scope and Contents

From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: Although there is no envelope and the letter is undated, it is most likely addressed to Count Auguste Gilbert des Voisins, director of La Renaissance Latine, a short-lived literary periodical founded by Anna de Noailles' brother Constantin de Brancovan, where Anna de Noailles published in 1904 (Marcel Proust published in this journal as well). In her letter she thanks the count for an article that he wrote about her, presumably on her latest novel Le Visage émerveillé (1904), to which she alludes in the letter by quoting the word "prières" (prayers) that refers to the heroine of her novel, a nun. This folder also includes a letter from Erwan Lageat, in France, who gifted Noailles' letter to Catherine Perry in May 2016.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1904

Language of Materials

Collection material in French.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Physical Description

1 autograph letter signed; 4 pages on 1 folded wheet, with accompanying sheet

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

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