VERLAINE (Paul). - Lot 282

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VERLAINE (Paul). - Lot 282
VERLAINE (Paul). Born in Metz. 1844-1896. Poet. L.A.S. "P. V." to "My dear friend" (Eugénie Krantz). London, 30 (November 1893). 1 page in-8. Rare sent from London. On November 19, 1893, Verlaine left Dieppe for England, at the invitation of a group of young writers. For a month, he gave lectures in London, Oxford and Manchester. Verlaine thanked her for her letter and wrote ...I'm going on a trip tomorrow, will be back the day after tomorrow and will then write to you in more detail and in a better way... and recommend ...Above all, silence, I beg you. All's well on this condition alone. In a letter to his publisher Vanier, Verlaine describes his friend Eugénie Krantz as follows: "A trustworthy person, whom I like very much, who prevents me from doing anything foolish and who takes admirable care of me and my affairs. Small and ugly, Eugénie Krantz was nicknamed "Nini Mouton" because of her curly hair. In 1891, Verlaine moved into her home at 15 rue Descartes, near the Panthéon. But Verlaine divided his time between Mlle Krantz and another of his mistresses, a prostitute named Philomène Boudin, known as Esther. While in London, Eugénie writes to Verlaine denouncing Esther's scandalous life. Verlaine breaks with Esther. On her return from London, Eugénie moves in with the poet on rue Saint-Jacques.
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