VERLAINE Paul - Signed autograph letter.

Paul Verlaine (1844.1896)

Autograph letter signed to Henry Carton de Wiart.

One page in-12°. Paris. Broussais Hospital. July 4, 1893.

Autograph address.

Verlaine gave a conference at the new Palais de Justice in Brussels on March 6, 1893, and mentioned the project of repeating the experience.

“Dear Sir, I have the idea, thanks to Casier and the young people of Bruges, of giving a conference there in a few weeks , one in Mons, one in Louvain (which seems ideal to me), and finally one in Verviers where I was invited. What do you think ? Could you send me a photo of the Palais de Bruxelles where I am so happy to have done a reading? I am writing to you myself today. You see what a shock. I have been close to the grave and am not yet saved. My best regards to you. My best handshake. And Khan? »

Count Henry Carton de Wiart (1869.1951), Belgian writer, lawyer, and politician, was one of the instigators of the lecture tour given by Verlaine to Belgium.

Author of several historical novels and autobiographical works, Wiart was one of the first members of the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature of Belgium in 1920, and remained so for 31 years until his death on May 6, 1951.