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23 - Maurice Maréchal (1882–1942), journalist, editor of *Le Cana…
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Maurice Maréchal (1882–1942), journalist, editor of *Le Canard Enchaîné* Letter from the author, Paris, 19 May 1916, addressed to René Benjamin My dear friend, barring any cataclysm, the *Canard Enchaîné* will be relaunched on 7 June. From that date onwards, it will be strictly a weekly publication and will appear every Wednesday. I am no longer acting on a whim as I once did, and the relaunch has been very carefully prepared. Initial print run: 50,000 copies. I am, of course, retaining the paper’s style and independence, and I am calling on my friends to contribute to the editorial team, which I would like to be the wittiest of all. Quite simply! The paper’s motto: cheerful and irreverent! Not too irreverent, given the circumstances. Only the grumpy lot will be ruthlessly ousted. Would you like to join us, my dear friend, alongside Gassier, Snell, Pioch, Brousson, André Varnod, Manfredini and Dépaquit – all people of cheerful spirit? ( ) As for the financial side of things, I’ve decided to return to the old tradition of payment by the line. We shall pay on the very day the Canard appears, at a rate of 15, 20 or 25 centimes depending on the interest of the piece, and I have no doubt that you will always command the highest price Maurice Maréchal was one of the founders of the newspaper *Le Canard enchaîné*. In 1915, he contacted Henri-Paul Deyvaux-Gassier about a plan to launch a newspaper: *Le Canard Enchaîné*. The first issue was published on 10 September 1915.
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About the sale René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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