GONCOURT (de), Jules (1830-1870)
Autograph letter signed “J. de Goncourt” to an editor
Paris, 16th February 1864, 1 page in-8 on laid paper
“I am learning from a friend of mine […] that you would be willing to edit us“
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GONCOURT (de), Jules (1830-1870)
Autograph letter signed “J. de Goncourt” to an editor
Paris, 16th February 1864, 1 page in-8 on laid paper
Jules de Goncourt proposes the reissue of one of his works
“J’apprends par un de mes amis, Mr Feydeau [l’écrivain Ernest Feydeau], que vous seriez disposé à nous éditer. Malheureusement, notre dernier roman nous a été demandé avant sa publication par Mr Charpentier [l’éditeur Gervais Charpentier], et dans ce moment-ci nous nous trouvons sans manuscrit. Vous agréerait-il de faire une seconde édition d’un livre épuisé : Sophie Arnould d’après sa correspondance et ses mémoires inédits, qui, orné d’un joli portrait, aurait, entre vos mains, à ce que crois, chance de se vendre ?
Veuillez agréer, Monsieur, l’assurance de notre considération la plus distinguée
J. de Goncourt”
Sophie Arnould, based on her correspondence and unpublished memoirs, is a work by Jules and Edmond de Goncourt first published in 1857. It was published a second time in 1861 and again in 1877. It appears that the proposal here made by Jules de Goncourt will be without follow-up with the publishing house.
Sophie Arnould (1740-1802) is a French actress and singer. She began in 1757, and retired in 1778. She was distinguished, according to her contemporaries, by the finesse of her playing and the pleasure of her voice