Jules Vallès - « je désirerais causer avec vous le plus tôt possible » - Lettre autographe signée à Edmond About - 1868

Autographed letter by Jules Vallès, addressed to Edmond About, undated.

Written in black ink on a double sheet of laid paper.

Jules Vallès enquires about the health of his colleague and insists on meeting the next day, fervently emphasizing the date of "24 February!!".

"My dear About,
I very much wish to see you. Tomorrow (24 February!!) will you be at home - I was told you were ill. Can we come anyway?
Please reply with a word: I would like to talk with you as soon as possible.
Yours truly."

Dimensions: 13.4 x 20.9 cm
Condition: Good overall condition, presence of two mounting perforations at the margin and folds inherent to mailing. See photos for details.
Number of pages: 2 pages

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- Jules Vallès, born June 11, 1832 in Le Puy-en-Velay and died February 14, 1885 in Paris, was a journalist, writer and French far-left politician. Founder of the newspaper Le Cri du peuple, he was among the deputies during the Paris Commune in 1871. Condemned to death, he had to go into exile in London from 1871 to 1880. Wikipedia

- François Edmond Valentin About, born February 14, 1828 in Dieuze and died January 16, 1885 in Paris 9th arrondissement, was a French writer, journalist and art critic, member of the Académie française. Wikipedia