Miscellaneous Writings

1 Book Dedications Autograph dedications in both English and French, collected from many different sources.

1 Procès-verbal Proust challenges Jean Lorrain to a duel, Feb 1897. 

1 Les Paisirs et les jours dedication to Paul Morand Long humorous dedication written in 1920. From Bulletin de la Société des Amis de Marcel Proust, No 15, 1965.

1 Note on Pascal Written in the margin of Pascal's Pensées. Bulletin de la Société des Amis de Marcel Proust, No 27, 1977.

1 Dedication to Willie Heath Proust's foreword to Les Plaisirs et les jours which was not included in Louise Varese's translation Pleasures and Regrets.

1 Speech by Adrien Proust Speech given by Dr Adrien Proust on the dedication of a memorial to Pasteur in Chartres. Possibly co-written with Marcel. Cahiers Marcel Proust 3, Textes retrouvés, Gallimard, 1971.. 

1 Speech by Adrien Proust Speech given by Dr Adrien Proust at a school prize-giving in Illiers.  Possibly co-written with Marcel. Cahiers Marcel Proust 3, Textes retrouvés, Gallimard, 1971.. 

1 Preface to The Bible of Amiens Alternate manuscript version from the cahiers. Gallica, Fonds Marcel Proust.

1 Prière d'insérer Publicity notice included in La Bible d'Amiens. Librairie Walden, catalogue 36, 2017.  new

1 Acknowledgement for Marie Nordlinger Unused manuscript fragment about his translation of Sesame and Lilies. Gallica, Fonds Marcel Proust

1 Notes to Sur la lecture Footnote to the preface of Proust's translation of John Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies.

1 Draft notes to Sur la lecture Drafts for the footnote to the preface of Proust's translation of John Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies. new

1 Sur la lecture introduction From La Renaissance latine and Gallica, Fonds Marcel Proust. new

1 Proposal for a play Outline of a play for collaboration with René Peter but never written.

1 Prière d'insérer Publicity notice included in Du côté de chez Swann. Librairie Jean-Claude Vrain, Catalogue Marcel Proust, première partie, 2022new

1 Proposed publication schedule Proust's outline of the proposed publication of A la Recherche du temps perdu in 1919. From auction catalogue.

1 Légion d'honneur Proust's entries in the References form in the dossier for the Légion d'honneur, 1920. new

1 Preface to Au royaume du bistouri Preface to a book of humorous illustrations by Rita de Maugny. From Essais et Articles, Gallimard 1971.

1 Notes to Nicolas Cottin & Céleste Albaret From the Bibliothèque Nationale Marcel Proust exhibition catalogue 1965, Bulletin d'informations proustiennes and auction catalogues.

 


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