MUGNIER, Arthur dit l'Abbé (1853-1944). - Lot 247

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MUGNIER, Arthur dit l'Abbé (1853-1944). - Lot 247
MUGNIER, Arthur dit l'Abbé (1853-1944). Set of 3 documents : -MUGNIER, Abbé. L.A.S. to Edouard Estaunié, at the French Academy. Paris, August 2, 1924. 4 pp. in-8. Preserved envelope. Beautiful letter on lies, morals, love, etc. Mugnier claims his last work: Le Labyrinthe (1924), etc. -BROGLIE. L.A.S. March 8, 1944. 4 pp. large in-4. Printed address of 55 rue de Varenne, i.e. the Hôtel de Broglie-Haussonville. Henri Le Savoureux announced to him the death of Abbé Mugnier. He collected the account of his last moments by Mme de Castries, his legatee, and put these precious details on paper: "His end surprised everyone because he was not at all unwell and had dictated letters during the day. In the evening, he was taken by a choking attack. It was pulmonary edema. We struggled all night and by morning the heart failed. He did not suffer much and the last moments were calm. His face was rested and rather rejuvenated [...]". Mme de Castries took care of Arthur Mugnier's library and papers (correspondences, manuscripts, etc). Broglie evokes then the arrest of Robert-Jean de Vogüé, then "at the head of an important Champagne house", by Otto Klaebisch and adds "it is thus that the occupants understand the collaboration! -CHAUMEIX, André. M.A. entitled "Le Chanoine Mugnier". S.l.n.d. 2 pp. in-4. Drafts of a text dedicated to the Abbot Mugnier.
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