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94 - Romain ROLLAND (1866–1944) A charming autograph letter, sign…
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Estimate €120 - €150
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Romain ROLLAND (1866–1944) A charming autograph letter, signed, to Jeanne BERTH. 7 February 1902. 4 pages, in-12 format. With its envelope. “Good heavens! Good grief! Goodness me! Madam! Won’t you stop calling me ‘Professor’ all the time! I ’m no good. I’m naughty, very naughty… As for the remarks about women, they’re just a few little jibes thrown in for good measure… Per bacco! Should we really hold back with those little creatures? Aren’t they delighted when we speak ill of them? … As for your husband, let him not get too cocky, just because he has a beard, the symbol of omnipotence. Men are even worse than women; and husbands worse than anything…. Men and women, they’re all cut from the same cloth! The only good ones are little children, plain and simple… And don’t pull a face at what I’ve said, and don’t grumble. But friends are neither men nor women. They are my friends. Yours respectfully impertinent.
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Auction time 07/02/2026 at 2:30 PM
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