Man of letters and politician. Secretary to Lamartine, from 1849.
Document type: autograph manuscript (draft)
Number of documents: 1 - Number of pages: 56 - Format: In-4
Location: None
Date : [1884]
Recipient: None
Condition: some traces of soiling
Description :
An important fragment from Lamartine's memoirs, written by Charles Alexandre, who was his private secretary from 1849 to 1869 (and whom he had met as early as 1843). The work was published in 1884. This fragment corresponds to the chapters on the 1848 Revolution (the manifesto to Europe and the constitution), pages 107 to 147 of the book. Some crossed-out passages remain unpublished.