Alphonse de Lamartine letter, early 19th century.

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Alphonse de Lamartine letter, early 19th century.

Lamartine writes to an unknown person, relating that he is busy with a number of projects, and sending along the first draft of his current work [not included].

1 leaf.

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Lamartine, Alphonse de (1790-1869).

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Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869) was born in Mâcon, France into the aristocracy. His father was imprisoned during the French Revolution but escaped the guillotine. After briefly serving in the military, Lamartine joined the diplomatic corps as secretary to the French embassy at Naples. His first colletion of poetry, Méditations poétiques was published in 1820, establishing him as one of the key figures in the Romantic movement in French literature. Lamartine entered politics and was elected ...