Society Pieces

1 Portrait of Mlle Germaine Giraudeau Incomplete portrait written in an autograph book. From Bulletin de la societé des amis de Marcel Proust #13, 1963.

1 A Matinée at Montesquiou's Publicity notice for a matinée to be held by Montesquiou. From Kolb-Proust.

1 Mondanités An anonymous article about Mme Lemaire's soirée dedicated to Montesquiou. It is uncertain whether this was written by Proust or not.

1 Notes for Une fête littéraire à Versailles Notes made by Proust for his Gaulois article. With transcript. 

1 Une fête littéraire à Versailles An early society piece describing a literary event staged by Robert de Montesquiou, under the pseudonym 'Tout-Paris'. From Essais et Articles, Gallimard 1971.

1 Montesquiou's Salon An account of a party held by Montesquiou. From Kolb-Proust.

1 Dans le Monde An unsigned society piece about Mme Lemaire's soirée. Cahiers Marcel Proust 3, Textes retrouvés, Gallimard, 1971.

1 Petit Carnet A review of a recital of Portraits de peintres. Possibly written by Proust?? new

1 Dans le Monde An unsigned account of his own dinner-party.

1 Le Monde et la Ville An unsigned account of his own dinner-party. 

1 Le Monde et la Ville Another account of one of Proust's own dinner parties. 

1 Nos Echos Another account of one of Proust's own dinner parties. 

1 Journée mondaine Two more accounts of one of Proust's own dinner parties.

1 Mondanités Notice about a reception held by Montesquiou, 30 May 1901. new

Le Salon de la Comtesse Greffulhe Salon article intended for Le Figaro and long thought lost. From La Comtesse Greffulhe. L'Ombre des Guermantes, Laure Hillerin, Flammarion, 2014.

1 La Comtesse Greffulhe Fragment about Comtesse Greffulhe's salon. Bulletin de la Société des Amis de Marcel Proust, No 53, 2003.

1 Le Salon de la comtesse Aimery de La Rochefoucauld An early society piece. From Essais et Articles, Gallimard 1971.

1 Le Salon de Mme Lemaire One of Proust's Salon articles for Le Figaro under the pseudonym Dominique. From Chroniques, Gallimard, 1927.

1 Le Salon de la princesse Edmond de Polignac One of Proust's Salon articles for Le Figaro under the pseudonym Horatio. From Essais et Articles, Gallimard 1971.

1 Le Salon de la comtesse d'Haussonville One of Proust's Salon articles for Le Figaro under the pseudonym Horatio. From Essais et Articles, Gallimard 1971.

1 Une Miniaturiste du Second Empire: Mme Herbelin Article about Mme Herbelin, the miniaturist artist. From Essais et Articles, Gallimard 1971.

1 Le Salon de comtesse Potocka One of Proust's Salon articles for Le Figaro under the pseudonym Horatio. From Chroniques, Gallimard, 1927.

1 Portait du Prince Léon Radziwill Uncompleted portrait sketch. From Essais et Articles, Gallimard 1971.

1 Salons A brief report of Proust's party on 6 March 1905 which may or may not have been written by Proust.

1 Paris Life, The Comtesse de Guerne One of Proust's Salon articles for Le Figaro under the pseudonym Echo. From Chroniques, Gallimard, 1927.

1 Paris society: Salons An unsigned account of his own party. From Kolb-Proust.

1 Le Monde et la Vie Society notices in Le Figaro, 1908, of very negligible interest. 



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