ALS signed “Gve. Flaubert,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, November 14, 1856 [date annotations by the recipient]. Handwritten letter by Flaubert to his "dear friend," Jean Clogenson, a friend of Flaubert’s best friend, the poet Louis Bouilhet. In full (translated): "I barely have the time to let you know that the Montarcysts banquet will take place tomorrow Sunday afternoon at 5:30 at Provencal Brothers. Should it be impossible for it to take place at the three Brothers, you will be notified as to where we shall gather by Mr. Lecoupeur, who is waiting, I believe, through your intermediary, some money from his family." In fine condition, with a tiny chip to the top edge. The ‘Montarcysts’ name comes from Louis Bouilhet’s play 'Madame de Montarcy,' published and performed that very year—1856—only a few months before the publication of Flaubert’s masterpiece, ‘Madame Bovary.'
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