PROUST contemplates death and the posthumous publication of his work.

 Marcel Proust (1871.1922)

Autograph letter signed to Georges de Lauris.

Two pages in-12°. Slnd [December 13, 1909]

Kolb, volume IX, pages 226-227

“If I disappeared at this moment without further completion of the book this part could be published in volume. »

Proust contemplates death and the posthumous publication of his work.

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“My little Georges, I don’t know how to thank you for your letters ^* . I wanted to write to you to ask you further, if you thought that if I disappeared at this moment without further completion of the book this part could be published in volume , and if in this case you would want to see to it if necessary. But these fogs hurt me so much that I couldn't write to you. We can talk about it again, but at the moment my work is interrupted, I'm unable to even think about it. Kind regards, your very grateful Marcel. I am very happy that you have read to your father and I thank him very respectfully. »

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^* Lauris had written to his friend to report on his reading of Combray , of which Proust had communicated to him the first three notebooks of the manuscript.