{"product_id":"26422-duhamel-georges-peillard-leonce-my-wife-read-it-to-me-aloud-to-spare-my-ailing-eyes-autograph-letter-signed","title":"Duhamel, Georges. (1884–1966) [Peillard, Léonce. (1898–1996)] \"My wife read it to me aloud to spare my ailing eyes\" - Autograph Letter Signed","description":"\u003cp\u003eALS from the French novelist to the maritime writer Léonce Peillard, about \u003ci\u003eBiblio\u003c\/i\u003e and his books \u003ci\u003eFrançoise\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMagellan\u003c\/i\u003e. La Nouvelle Maison, Valmondois, 21 August 1949; 1 p., on letterhead. In full (translated from the French): \"Dear Sir, on my return from Brittany I find the copies of \u003ci\u003eBiblio\u003c\/i\u003e that you were kind enough to send me. The issue seems to me most welcome. I hope it will be of service to the curious, to men of letters, to amateurs. Many thanks! \/ I am told that you are sending me some fifty notebooks containing only what interests me. They will be most welcome. Thanks again! \/ We have read \u003ci\u003eFrançoise\u003c\/i\u003e, which is a good story, well told, nourished by experience and by that kind of knowledge which documentation cannot replace. We are finishing \u003ci\u003eMagellan\u003c\/i\u003e, which means that my wife has read it to me aloud to spare my ailing eyes. It is a remarkable book which enlightens us on history, on geography, and on that life of the sea which you know so well. \/ I wish you good work and good rest and send you a most cordial remembrance, with all my heart, \/ G Duhamel \/ P.S. I do not quite understand, geographically, the stranding and the return of Magellan, p. 42 and following.\" Folds, toned, a tear with small loss at the right edge touching line endings, edges chipped. 10.5 x 8.25 inches; 26.5 x 21 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuhamel, physician, novelist (\u003ci\u003eChronique des Pasquier\u003c\/i\u003e) and member of the Académie française, was married to the actress Blanche Albane. Léonce Peillard published \u003ci\u003eFrançoise, roman maritime\u003c\/i\u003e (1945) and \u003ci\u003eMagellan mon maître\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), and later many works of naval history; \u003ci\u003eBiblio\u003c\/i\u003e was Hachette's bibliographical review.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal French: \"Cher monsieur, je trouve, à mon retour de Bretagne, les exemplaires du \u003ci\u003eBiblio\u003c\/i\u003e que vous avez eu la courtoisie de me faire tenir. Le numéro me semble bien venu. J'espère qu'il rendra des services aux personnes curieuses, aux lettrés, aux amateurs. Un grand merci! \/ On m'annonce que vous m'envoyez une cinquantaine de cahiers contenant uniquement ce qui m'intéresse. Ils seront les bien venus. Encore merci! \/ Nous avons lu \u003ci\u003eFrançoise\u003c\/i\u003e, qui est un bon récit, bien mené, nourri d'expérience et de cette sorte de savoir que la documentation ne saurait suppléer. Nous achevons de lire \u003ci\u003eMagellan\u003c\/i\u003e, ce qui signifie que ma femme me l'a lu à haute voix pour épargner mes yeux souffrants. C'est un livre remarquable et qui nous éclaire et sur l'histoire, et sur la géographie, et sur cette vie de la mer que vous connaissez si bien. \/ Je vous souhaite bon travail et bon repos [et?] vous envoie un bien cordial souvenir de tout cœur \/ G Duhamel \/ P.S. Je ne comprends pas très bien, géographiquement, l'échouage et le retour de Magellan, p. 42 et suivantes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62894663794847,"sku":"26422","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Duhamel_ALS_26422a.jpg?v=1792634681","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/26422-duhamel-georges-peillard-leonce-my-wife-read-it-to-me-aloud-to-spare-my-ailing-eyes-autograph-letter-signed","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}