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several old letters and envelopes are stacked on top of each otherseveral old letters and envelopes are stacked on top of each otheran old photo of a woman sitting at a desk with her hand on her chinseveral old handwritten papers are stacked on top of each othera close up of a piece of paper with writing on it
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233 - [Literature – Feminism – Patriotism]
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Estimate €150 - €300
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[Literature – Feminism – Patriotism] Juliette Adam (1836–1936), woman of letters, feminist polemicist and salon hostess, muse of the Republic A collection of 18 letters to and from Juliette Adam, some with stamped envelopes, 2 printed invitation cards and a heliogravure portrait, 1912–1930, addressed to Marcelle Boulanger-Driant, daughter of General Boulanger and wife of Colonel Émile Driant. Determined to restore to France the position that Germany had curtailed in Europe following the defeat in the 1870 war, Juliette Adam became the ‘Grande Française’ who, in the eyes of the foreign world, embodied an idealised France, a muse of the Republic. She also encouraged the literary careers of Pierre Loti, Alexandre Dumas the Younger, Prosper Mérimée and Léon Daudet. FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE
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Auction time 10/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
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