Octave MIRBEAU
"C'est une joie délicieuse quand on a le cœur tourmenté, de savoir qu'on a des amis comme vous..."Autograph letter signed by Octave Mirbeau addressed to Alfred Natanson
s. l. • [cachet de Seine-et-Marne] 15 Septembre 1901|12.50 x 17.60 cm|une feuille
Moving autograph letter signed by Octave Mirbeau, addressed to the playwright and founder of the Revue Blanche, Alfred Natanson. 15 lines in black ink on a folded sheet, mourning paper with black border, watermarked "JDL & cie", envelope attached.
"Thank you for your kind letter. I already knew from Alexandre [Natanson] how worried you had been about my wife's condition. It is a delicious joy when one's heart is tormented, to know that one has friends like you, like all of you, the good people of the Relai. Please tell your wife that mine was very touched by her friendship... And embrace everyone with effusion. Also tell Olga [Alexandre Natanson's wife] and Misia [Thadée's wife]
"Thank you for your kind letter. I already knew from Alexandre [Natanson] how worried you had been about my wife's condition. It is a delicious joy when one's heart is tormented, to know that one has friends like you, like all of you, the good people of the Relai. Please tell your wife that mine was very touched by her friendship... And embrace everyone with effusion. Also tell Olga [Alexandre Natanson's wife] and Misia [Thadée's wife]
€500