Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867; Poets, French -- 19th century -- Biography
Publié avec une Introduction et des Notes par Féli Gautier et orné
d'un dessin inédité de Baudelaire. Paris, J. Chevrel, Libraire 29 rue
de Seine. Cette plaquette non mise dans le commerce à été tirée à cent
exemplaires sur papier velin d'arches. Numéro 27.
This _petit carnot vert,_ which contains seven quires of twenty-four
pages--the last two have been torn out--was used by Baudelaire for
noting down certain private details, details of almost every kind,
which he began in 1861 and ended in 1864. There are lists of his debts,
of his friends, of his enemies, of his projects, of his proofs, of his
books, of his articles, of the people he has to see and to write to, of
the etchings and drawings he buys or intends to buy, of the money he
owes and of the money he is in the utmost need of. On one page is the
original text of his dedication of the "Poems on Prose." On one page he
reckons forty days in which to execute some of his translations, his
prose, and his poems. On another page he gives a list of his hatreds,
underlining _Vilainies, Canailles_; then his plans for short stories
and dramas. These notes are of importance. "Faire en un an 2 vols, _de
Nouvelles_ et _Mon cœur mis à nu._" "_Tous les jours cinq poèmes et
autre chose._" Then this sinister note: "Pour faire du neuf, quitter
Paris, ou je me meurs." After this come long lists of the women he
frequents and of their addresses, such as 29 rue Neuve Bréda, 36 rue
Cigalle. After this comes Swinburne's verses, with the list of the few
friends he possesses: Villiers, Noriac, Manet, Malassis, his mother;
together with Louise, Gabrielle, and Judith.
11. LETTRES INÉDITÉS A SA MÈRE (1833-1866). Par Charles Baudelaire.
Louis Conard, Libraire Éditeur, 6 Place de la Madeleine, Paris, 1918.
Numéro 182.
12. JOURNEAUX INTIMES DE CHARLES BAUDELAIRE: TEXTE INTEGRAL. Paris,
Georges Crès, 21 rue Hautefeuille, 1919.
This edition is founded on the original manuscripts of Baudelaire, now
in the possession of Gabriel Thomas.
FUSÉES. A manuscript of fifteen pages, containing twenty-two sections
numbered in red ink; the pagination is also in red ink. The notes have,
often enough, the aspect of mere fragments, scrawled angrily. One of
them, numbered 53, and two paragraphs of another (the note 17: _Tantôt
il lui demandait; Minette_) are written in pencil; note 12 is written
in blue ink. Certain phrases in the text are used twice over.
MON CŒUR MIS À NU. A manuscript of 91 pages, containing 197 articles
numbered in red ink; the pagination used in the same way as in the
other. Every note is preceded with the autograph mention: _Mon Cœur mis
à nu._ The text is written rapidly; the notes numbered 26, 31, 44, 48,
51, 54, 60, 68, 69, 72, 75 (the last three in italics), 80 are written
with a black pencil, the note 62 with a black pencil on blue paper, and
the note 83 written with a red pencil.
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