COLETTE, Sidonie-Gabrielle (1873-1954)
Autograph letter signed « Colette de Jouvenel » to Charles Sylvestre
[Paris, 21st March 1922], 1 p. in-4° with envelope
« Apart from my relatives, no one notices that Colette was a saint! »
Fact sheet
COLETTE, Sidonie-Gabrielle (1873-1954)
Autograph letter signed « Colette de Jouvenel » to Charles Sylvestre
[Paris, 21st March 1922], 1 p. in-4° with envelope
Tiny missing bit on right margin, without affecting the text (see scan)
Charming letter from Colette, then literary director of the newspaper Le Matin
« Monsieur et cher confrère, vous m’avez fait grand plaisir. Hormis mes proches, personne ne s’avise que Colette a été sainte ! Comment va la chienne ? Je manque de temps pour écrire, mais non de mémoire, ni de sympathie !
Colette de Jouvenel »
In 1909, Colette met Henri de Jouvenel (1876-1935), a politician and journalist, whom she married in 1912 and who hired her to write articles in the newspaper Le Matin. She became its literary director from 1919. The writer responds here to a letter to her addressed by Charles Sylvestre, having wished her her feast day (March 6).
Charles Sylvestre (1889-1948) was a novelist of regionalist inspiration. A friend of Charles Maurras, he collaborated with Action française.