887 - 20th-Century Literature. Set of 4 documents:

20th-Century Literature. Set of 4 documents: FARRÈRE, Claude, born Frédéric Charles Pierre Édouard Bargone (1876–1957). Signed autograph letter. May 5, 1935. 2 pp. in-4. Farrère is preparing to accept a trip to the United States with the CGT to give lectures in New York through the Alliance Française. However, he finds this organization “colorless and lacking in energy.” He receives requests from students at Harvard, among others, wishing to write theses about him, and asks his correspondent for advice: “I am not vain. You are the only Frenchman who has truly and nobly succeeded in America. So, what is your advice? […]”; MALLET, Robert (1915–2002). Letter regarding a note from Paul Léautaud. N.p., May 28, 1956. 1 p. in-8; JAMMES, Francis (1868–1938). Autograph letter. No place, January 2, 1928. 1 p., in-4; HUGNET, Georges (1906–1974). Large autograph document. No place, no date. Approx. 48 x 19 cm. An amusing document consisting of friends’ addresses, a list of items, and tasks to be completed, etc. It notably includes the addresses of Dora Maar and Germaine Hugnet; His friend Pierre Berger “apologizes for Sunday”; “Take care of the book lists at the Club St. Germain. One book is missing from the original list: *Le Feu au cul* (on Japan) with sequel (12,000?)”; “Saturday. Dressing gown”; “Send flowers to Jacqueline Follot,” etc. Freckles.