Ivan TOURGUENIEV

Lettre autographe signée d'Ivan Tourgueniev en allemand à Mme Paoli : «je me suis très tôt convaincu qu'il n'y avait pas en moi l'étoffe du poète dramatique »

Name: Ivan TOURGUENIEV • Lettre autographe signée d'Ivan Tourgueniev en allemand à Mme Paoli : «je me suis très tôt convaincu qu'il n'y avait pas en moi l'étoffe du poète dramatique » • Autograph • 1878
SKU: 59680
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Paris 2 février 1878|13 x 21 cm|1 page 1/2 sur un feuillet remplié

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Letter handwritten autograph signed and dated in German on laid paper at the author's number and address 50 rue de Douai mounted on tab and glued on the cover page:

«Saturday, 2 February 78
Dear Mrs Paoli,
I hasten to reply to your kind letter. In fact, from the very beginning of my career as an author I wrote plays (the last one in 1851), but I very soon became convinced that there was not in me the stuff of the dramatic poet, for Only the evolution of the characters interested me, not their conflicts. Moreover my pieces have met with no success. But as you have shown a friendly interest in my affairs, I allow myself to send you my "Scenes of Russian Life", in which you will find two plays - a comedy in two acts and one in one act. The last one is not even planned for the stage.
You will most likely share my opinion about my dramatic skills.
I was very pleased to hear from you again; I hope that you are doing well and asks you to receive the assurance of my highest esteem.
Your devoted
Ivan Tourgueniev »