Paul Verlaine awaits confirmation of Arthur Rimbaud's death. 1891.
"I regret that I am unable to see you. There are very serious reasons for this."
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"I regret that I am unable to see you. There are very serious reasons for this."
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Paul Verlaine (1844.1896)
Autographed letter signed.
One page in-12°.
[Paris] December 5 [18]91
The poet declined an appointment: the rumor of Arthur Rimbaud's death would be confirmed the following morning, December 6.
The man with soles of wind is dead.
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"I regret that I am unable to receive you.".
There are very serious reasons for this.
Give me your address and I will write you a long letter.
Your report
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Rimbaud's death was announced in a short article in L'Écho de Paris: " The death of Arthur Rimbaud is announced. He was returning to France after a long absence, to be treated for a leg ailment contracted during his travels. He died in the harbor of Marseille. " and left the poet devastated.