MAUPASSANT Autographed Letter Signed to Countess Potocka 1884

  

MAUPASSANT Guy de - Autographed letter signed to Countess Potocka: "I must warn you that I am more silent and more boring than ever... Autographed letter signed to Countess Potocka: "I must warn you that I am more silent and more boring than ever... [circa July 1884-December 1889], 11, 7x 9.1 cm, 2 pages on a letter card.

Autographed letter signed by Guy de Maupassant to Countess Potocka, 13 lines in black ink, with letterhead "GM 10, rue Montchanin." Published in Marlo Johnston, "Unpublished letters from Maupassant to Countess Potocka," Histoires littéraires, n°40, October-November-December 2009.

From 1877, Maupassant's health underwent a continuous deterioration. It began that year with the contraction of syphilis. In addition, he had to deal with the madness that ran in the family. Suffering from violent migraines, his sociability sometimes suffered: "I must warn you that I am more silent and more boring than ever, I know it, so you don't have to tell me." He still takes care to reassure his correspondent: "I will be delighted to see you.

I will stay in Paris for a very short time, so I won't tire you too much.