STENDHAL (Henri Beyle, dit). Autograph letter... Lot 105

STENDHAL (Henri Beyle, dit). Autograph letter signed "Beyle", in English, addressed to M. Moore. S.l., "18 7bre" [probably 1826]. One p. in-12, address on spine, some ink transfer at fold. "My dear Sir, I will send you tomorow the letter for M. Col[burn]. I hope you have the chek for the 1200 f. due the 2d of September. I am, my dear Sir, your most obliged servant..." From 1822 onwards, Stendhal contributed to the London-based New Monthly Magazine (where his articles were translated into English), published by Henry Colburn, whose representative in Paris was Moore. STENDHAL, ANGLOPHILE AND ANGLOPHONE. As a young man, he learned English on his arrival in Paris, and devoted himself to reading the great authors in the text. Having met Lord Byron in Milan in 1816, he subsequently socialized with Englishmen in Paris, many of whom became close friends, such as Sutton Sharpe, Sarah de Tracy and Edward Edwards. He also regularly attended readings of English literature at the home of painter and writer Étienne Delécluze. He made several trips to England himself, in 1817, 1821 and 1826, and was a regular reader and contributor to English-language magazines. His first literary pamphlet was dedicated to Racine and Shakespeare, and his works in general were soon translated for English readers. Letter not included in the Correspondance published in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade. ATTACHED: LOUŸS (Pierre). Autograph letter signed. S.l., June 14, 1916. "THE TRUE DOCTRINE OF LIFE... CONSISTS IN FULFILLING GOD'S WILL AND NOT ONE'S OWN".