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146 - Giuseppe VANNICOLA (1876–1915)
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Giuseppe VANNICOLA (1876–1915) Handwritten letter in Italian addressed to Jurgis Kasimirovitch BALTRUCHAITIS (1873–1944), at 16 Rue du 27 Avril, where he is awaiting his text on Briussov for his Russian-language article in Cartino. "I am currently working on a book about Oscar Wilde. It takes up all my * and eases many of my pains…." "to convince my creditors (those furious Furies!) that he who has never eaten his bread in sorrow does not know the power of heaven. They want the sacred metals (even if they’re just song…) and I have none, and *Cartino* is asking me to wait, given my expertise, until the end of the month; and on the 15th I’ll have to appease the landlord; and… etc.” MC Provenance -Jurgis Kasimirovitch Baltruchaïtis (1873–1944), Lithuanian diplomat and poet. -Their son, Jurgis Jurgissovitch Baltruchaïtis (1903–1988), historian. -His wife, Hélène Baltruchaïtis (1908–2004), née Castel-Focillon, daughter of Henri Focillon (1881–1943). -Then by descent.
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