SAND George (Aurore Dupin, baronne Dudevant, dite) [Paris, 1804 - Nohant, 1876], romancière française

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SAND George (Aurore Dupin, baronne Dudevant, dite) [Paris, 1804 - Nohant, 1876], romancière française
Autograph letter, signed "G. Sand", addressed to Eugene Pelletan. Nohant, May 13 or 14, 1837]; 4 pages in-8°. "My dear Pelican, I hope that according to your poetic habits you exaggerate a little, and that you are not as sad to have left me as you claim. I am not of a very regrettable character, and when people don't like me above all, and in spite of everything, they hardly like me at all. It is not necessary for me to inspire great affection in all those who approach me, and be assured that if I cannot live long with those who do not feel them, at least I do not blame them for having been severe in their judgment of me. I value their wisdom because I think I am very romantic and dreamy in my dreams of absolute friendship. But my proselytizing stops at the borders of the Black Valley. Believe it well. And don't think that because you've crossed them, I'm beating you with my anathematical pedantry. I have many friends who prefer me to thousands of people, starting with themselves (which is perfectly legitimate and natural), and I assure you that I still gratefully accept the part they play in my life, because it is not said that I deserve more. I hope you're not leaving for Royan. Mr. Laporte will stop you. He needs to know that the withdrawn, buried life of the family and the province is not for you. You are embarking on a career that can and should lead you to independence and if you work conscientiously on something even better. Cultivate it and enjoy it at the same time, either in Paris or in Italy. You would have a bit of the brilliance of the life of an artist, and if you cannot realize it right away, you can always dream it as long as you do not put between you and him the curtain of this spicy life to which you have condemned yourself here, and which you might not be able to bear better elsewhere. I hope to see you again. I hope to come and get to know Méchiel and Osmin, and especially Célestine, who must be worth a lot since she is much loved
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