ORSAT, Alexis-Louis (1837-1906), ami de Huysmans et convive - Lot 46

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ORSAT, Alexis-Louis (1837-1906), ami de Huysmans et convive - Lot 46
ORSAT, Alexis-Louis (1837-1906), ami de Huysmans et convive assidu des soirées de Zola à Médan. Set of 8 L.A.S., addressed to Gabriel Thyebaut, a great friend of Zola and Huysmans. Huysmans. 1892 to 1906. 22 pp. in-8°. "Huysmans showed me the letter you addressed to him a few days ago. I saw that he was very touched and understood that you are one of the few people for whom he has a sincere affection [...]". "[...] Huysmans still dreams of retirement in a cloister. I would prefer pure and simple retirement for him, but that would require the installation of the Académie de Goncourt [...]". He evokes Georges Landry, Huysmans: "The oblature has further accentuated Huysmans' religious character and clothed him in a great gentleness," Landry tells me on his return from Ligugé. The aforementioned Landry continues his dog's life [...]", etc.
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