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MAUPASSANT GUY DE: (1850-1893) French Writer. A good A.L.S., Guy de Maupassant, three pages, 8vo, 10th rue de Montchanin, Paris, n.d., written to first, third and fourth page, to Henry Kistemaeckers, in French. Maupassant responds to his correspondent who requests works to publish and makes him an offer to publish his "Nouvelles" ("News"), adding all the contract conditions he wishes, selling prices, and many more details. Maupassant, considered a father of the modern short story, states in part ` Mon cher ami, Vous m´avez, tacitement, reproché de ne vous rien donner. Voici ce que je vous propose. Un volume de nouvelles, comprenant Dix Nouvelles pour paraitre dans le courant de décembre ou de janvier. Je fixe cette date pour que vous ne mettiez point en vente en même temps qu´un autre volume de moi. C´est donc un volume un peu plus gros que M.elle Fifi. Vous feriez une gentille édition, demi luxe, mais pas tout à fait pareille aux volumes d´exploitation ordinaires, car je ne veux pas inonder Paris de volumes de nouvelles de ce format. Le prix de vente serait de 3fr.50 ou quatre francs. Vous aurez pendant 5 ans la seule propriété de cet ouvrage...´ (Translation: " My dear friend, You tacitly reproached me for not giving you anything. Here is what I propose to you. A volume of short stories, including Ten Short Stories to appear during December or January. I set this date so that you do not put on sale at the same time any other volume of mine. It is therefore a slightly larger volume than M.elle Fifi. You would make a nice, semi-luxury edition, but not quite the same as ordinary operating volumes, because I don't want to flood Paris with volumes of short stories in this format. The sale price would be 3fr.50 or four francs. You will have sole ownership of this work for 5 years...") Maupassant further explains what payment on account he expects against which payment he would deliver half of the works, and establishes payment schedules, stating in part ` Nous avons tiré les Soeurs Rondoli à 4400 - le tout payé d´avance. Je vous montrerai mon traité si vous voulez. Je n´ai pas encore pu parler de Autour d´un Clocher, mais je vais m´efforcer de le faire incessamment... si cette affaire ne vous convient point je la donneraià Marpon´ (Translation: " We published the Rondoli Sisters at 4400 copies - all paid in advance. I will show you my contract deal if you want. I have not yet been able to talk about Autour d´un Clocher, but I will endeavor to do so shortly... if this matter does not suit you I will give it to Marpon") A letter of good content and association. Very small minor age wear with an extremely small tear to the edge fold, otherwise G to VG Henry Kistemaeckers (1851-1934) Belgian Publisher. Mademoiselle Fifi is a short story by Maupassant, published in 1882 in a collection with the same title. Like many of his short stories, the story is set during the Franco-Prussian war and explores themes of class barriers, contrasts between the French and German participants, and the pointlessness of the war. Les Soeurs Rondoli ("The Rondoli Sisters") is a short story by Maupassant, published by L´Echo de Paris in 1884 Autour d´un Clocher (1884) is a novel by French writer Louis Marie Desprez (1861-1885) published by Belgian editor Henry Kistemaeckers (1851-1934). Desprez was taken to court and subject of legal proceedings following the publication of Autour d'un clocher . His trial will raise numerous protests and indignation from writers and in particular from Émile Zola who will write an article on this affair. The trial of Louis Desprez took on considerable importance in the 19th century when the question of morality and freedom of expression were called into question numerous times. But it was above all the tragic death of this writer, following his incarceration in prison, which sparked controversy at the time and which led to this unforgettable sentence from Zola: "Those who killed this child are wretches!".
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MAUPASSANT GUY DE: (1850-1893) French Writer. A good A.L.S., Guy de Maupassant, three pages, 8vo, 10th rue de Montchanin, Paris, n.d., written to first, third and fourth page, to Henry Kistemaeckers, in French. Maupassant responds to his correspondent who requests works to publish and makes him an offer to publish his "Nouvelles" ("News"), adding all the contract conditions he wishes, selling prices, and many more details. Maupassant, considered a father of the modern short story, states in part ` Mon cher ami, Vous m´avez, tacitement, reproché de ne vous rien donner. Voici ce que je vous propose. Un volume de nouvelles, comprenant Dix Nouvelles pour paraitre dans le courant de décembre ou de janvier. Je fixe cette date pour que vous ne mettiez point en vente en même temps qu´un autre volume de moi. C´est donc un volume un peu plus gros que M.elle Fifi. Vous feriez une gentille édition, demi luxe, mais pas tout à fait pareille aux volumes d´exploitation ordinaires, car je ne veux pas inonder Paris de volumes de nouvelles de ce format. Le prix de vente serait de 3fr.50 ou quatre francs. Vous aurez pendant 5 ans la seule propriété de cet ouvrage...´ (Translation: " My dear friend, You tacitly reproached me for not giving you anything. Here is what I propose to you. A volume of short stories, including Ten Short Stories to appear during December or January. I set this date so that you do not put on sale at the same time any other volume of mine. It is therefore a slightly larger volume than M.elle Fifi. You would make a nice, semi-luxury edition, but not quite the same as ordinary operating volumes, because I don't want to flood Paris with volumes of short stories in this format. The sale price would be 3fr.50 or four francs. You will have sole ownership of this work for 5 years...") Maupassant further explains what payment on account he expects against which payment he would deliver half of the works, and establishes payment schedules, stating in part ` Nous avons tiré les Soeurs Rondoli à 4400 - le tout payé d´avance. Je vous montrerai mon traité si vous voulez. Je n´ai pas encore pu parler de Autour d´un Clocher, mais je vais m´efforcer de le faire incessamment... si cette affaire ne vous convient point je la donneraià Marpon´ (Translation: " We published the Rondoli Sisters at 4400 copies - all paid in advance. I will show you my contract deal if you want. I have not yet been able to talk about Autour d´un Clocher, but I will endeavor to do so shortly... if this matter does not suit you I will give it to Marpon") A letter of good content and association. Very small minor age wear with an extremely small tear to the edge fold, otherwise G to VG Henry Kistemaeckers (1851-1934) Belgian Publisher. Mademoiselle Fifi is a short story by Maupassant, published in 1882 in a collection with the same title. Like many of his short stories, the story is set during the Franco-Prussian war and explores themes of class barriers, contrasts between the French and German participants, and the pointlessness of the war. Les Soeurs Rondoli ("The Rondoli Sisters") is a short story by Maupassant, published by L´Echo de Paris in 1884 Autour d´un Clocher (1884) is a novel by French writer Louis Marie Desprez (1861-1885) published by Belgian editor Henry Kistemaeckers (1851-1934). Desprez was taken to court and subject of legal proceedings following the publication of Autour d'un clocher . His trial will raise numerous protests and indignation from writers and in particular from Émile Zola who will write an article on this affair. The trial of Louis Desprez took on considerable importance in the 19th century when the question of morality and freedom of expression were called into question numerous times. But it was above all the tragic death of this writer, following his incarceration in prison, which sparked controversy at the time and which led to this unforgettable sentence from Zola: "Those who killed this child are wretches!".
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