ORSAT, Alexis-Louis (1837-1906)

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ORSAT, Alexis-Louis (1837-1906)
friend of Huÿsmans and frequent guest at Zola's parties in Médan. Set of 8 L.A.S., addressed to Gabriel Thyébaut, great friend of Zola and Huysmans. 1892 to 1906. 22 pp. in-8. "Huÿsmans showed me the letter you addressed to him last days. I saw that he was very touched by it and I understood that you are one of the rare persons for whom he has a sincere affection [...]" "[...] Huÿsmans always dreams of retirement in a cloister. I would prefer pure and simple retirement for him, but that would require the installation of the Académie de Goncourt [...]". He evokes Georges Landry, Huysmans "The oblature has further accentuated the religious character of Huÿsmans and has clothed him with a great gentleness," Landry tells me on his return from Ligugé. The aforementioned Landry continues his life's work [...]", etc.
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