Paul Verlaine awaits confirmation of the death of Arthur Rimbaud. 1891.
"I regret that I cannot receive you. There are very serious reasons for this."
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"I regret that I cannot receive you. There are very serious reasons for this."
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Paul Verlaine (1844.1896)
Signed autograph letter.
One page in-12°.
[Paris] December 5 [18] 91
The poet declines an appointment: the rumor of the death of Arthur Rimbaud will be confirmed the next morning, December 6.
The man with the soles of wind is dead.
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“I regret not being able to receive you.
Most serious reasons for this.
Give me your address and I will write to you on a long time.
Your PV. »»
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Rimbaud's death was announced in a small article in L'Écho de Paris: " The death of Arthur Rimbaud has been announced. He was returning to France after a long absence, to be treated for a leg condition contracted during his travels. He died in Marseille harbor. " and left the poet devastated.