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EUGENIA (Eugenia Maria de Montijo de Guzman, Countess of Teba) [Granada, 1826 - Madrid, 1920], Empress of the French, wife of Napoleon III. Madrid, 1920], empress of the French, wife of Napoleon III. Set of 2 autograph letters signed, addressed to Lucien Daudet: Farnborough, October 23, 1914; 4 pages in-8°. "I received your letter with a great delay, which I do not understand, being outside the zone where we are fighting. It is perfectly ridiculous to to say, as they say, that the Government has run away by leaving for Bordeaux, that is what they had to do that is what they had to do in order not to be caught like a rat in a mousetrap, since Paris is fortified and thus they their independence. Thank God those ugly days of fearing for Paris are over. It is no longer likely that the Germans will resume their march to Paris!!! Those who know and who know and can judge seem content and look to the future with calm, but that brave and handsome young remain where they fell. It's awful, what suffering we can't alleviate? The wounded often remain three and four days without care in the field, without it being possible to transport them. » Farnborough, February 11, 1916; 3 pages in-8°. On the death of Intendant Piétri. "I wanted to write to you but I was obliged to sign my letter only, my eyesight needing my eyesight needs to be spared. The reading of poorly printed newspapers, which is about the only occupation of these days, is not my poor eyes. The emotions of Pietri's illness and death have been very painful as you must think. In spite of the difficulties and the length of the war, I still hope, discouragement discouragement is useless, one must want Victory. »
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EUGENIA (Eugenia Maria de Montijo de Guzman, Countess of Teba) [Granada, 1826 - Madrid, 1920], Empress of the French, wife of Napoleon III. Madrid, 1920], empress of the French, wife of Napoleon III. Set of 2 autograph letters signed, addressed to Lucien Daudet: Farnborough, October 23, 1914; 4 pages in-8°. "I received your letter with a great delay, which I do not understand, being outside the zone where we are fighting. It is perfectly ridiculous to to say, as they say, that the Government has run away by leaving for Bordeaux, that is what they had to do that is what they had to do in order not to be caught like a rat in a mousetrap, since Paris is fortified and thus they their independence. Thank God those ugly days of fearing for Paris are over. It is no longer likely that the Germans will resume their march to Paris!!! Those who know and who know and can judge seem content and look to the future with calm, but that brave and handsome young remain where they fell. It's awful, what suffering we can't alleviate? The wounded often remain three and four days without care in the field, without it being possible to transport them. » Farnborough, February 11, 1916; 3 pages in-8°. On the death of Intendant Piétri. "I wanted to write to you but I was obliged to sign my letter only, my eyesight needing my eyesight needs to be spared. The reading of poorly printed newspapers, which is about the only occupation of these days, is not my poor eyes. The emotions of Pietri's illness and death have been very painful as you must think. In spite of the difficulties and the length of the war, I still hope, discouragement discouragement is useless, one must want Victory. »
