Turgenev Letter to be Auctioned
Los Angeles – A letter from 19th Century Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev first referring to his upcoming short story, likely ''King Lear of the Steppes,’’ will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on January 28, 2021.
Turgenev wrote to French socialite Valentine Delessert on October 12, 1869 from Baden, Germany.
The letter in French reads in part: ''Dear Madam, It has been quite a while since I have written to you - and I have often greatly reproached myself for it; I have to add, to excuse myself somewhat, that I have received news of you regularly, first from my daughter, then later from Mr. Merimee. Nonetheless, I would be happy to hear directly from you how you have been this summer - and what you are doing now. I intend to come to Paris in the first days of November - and I will see you…I definitely think that my productive vein is running out and drying up. I have, however, completed a microscopically small story - which I will probably submit to the Revue…”
Bidding for the book begins at $3,000. Additional information on the book can found at https://natedsanders.com/19th_Century_Russian_Novelist_Ivan_Turgenev_Autogr-LOT59266.aspx
