SAND George (1804-1876)

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SAND George (1804-1876)
L.A.S. "George", [Paris end of November 1842?], to his friend Rozanne BOURGOING; 6 pages small in-4 pages with its small gothic figure (slightly split at the fold). Very long and beautiful letter on the art of the novel, on magazines and publishers, and on his novel Consuelo. She has read the "novel" by Rozanne [Héléna, short story published in Vienna in 1844] "There are very beautiful things, characters, poetry, philosophical truths, and a lot of heart. There are not enough incidens, too much simplicity in the subject and in the events. It's too much of a real, true story, and not enough of a novel. It is not a fault of your spirit and character, on the contrary it is a merit. But the novel requires more animation and variety, more unexpected scenes, characters less made up of a play, a more complicated plot, more art at last. Art is not for you, you don't need it. But the novel can hardly do without it, and if I were you I would do this one again, or make another one. But only take my opinion, only for what you think it's worth. It's possible that by dint of making novels myself, I may get a spoiled taste, as you get with good wine when you've sniffed too much of Boutarin's piot. I have very little confidence in my judgement and beg you not to accept it without examination". She can help him to publish Héléna, "but the difficulties are great. First of all, the Independent Review has only too many novels, besides mine; it is presented with them every day, and instead it asks for articles on politics, bibliography and science, for which today's world is very poor, or very stingy. The Revue de Paris is closed to me as Paradise is closed to the devil. Buloz and Bonnaire hold the keys in one hand and those of the Revue des 2 Mondes in the other. My recommendation would therefore be very annoying, scrambled with us, furious, desperate as they are at this moment". A publisher would have to be found, but "these gentlemen do not want to ris
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