[Manuscript]. [LA BRÈTE (Jean de)]. My Uncle and My Priest. - Lot 104

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[Manuscript]. [LA BRÈTE (Jean de)]. My Uncle and My Priest. - Lot 104
[Manuscript]. [LA BRÈTE (Jean de)]. My Uncle and My Priest. Manuscript copied in 1910. In-4, contemporary midnight blue half-basane, smooth spine, gilt title and fillets. Comprising 170 unnumbered folios written in ink on both the recto and verso, all in the same hand, very legible. A touching testament to the great success enjoyed in its day by this first work by the novelist Alice Cherbonnel (1858–1945). Published in 1889 under the pseudonym Jean de la Brète, it was awarded the Montyon Prize by the Académie française, adapted for film as early as 1938, adapted for the stage, and reprinted repeatedly during the first half of the 20th century. It has not been fully collated against the published text (digitized on Gallica), but the beginning, the end, and several sample pages suggest that it is a complete copy.
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