MALIBRAN MARIA: (1808-1836) Spanish Mezzo-Soprano. Rare A.L.S., `Malibran

MALIBRAN MARIA: (1808-1836) Spanish Mezzo-Soprano. Rare A.L.S., `Malibran
MALIBRAN MARIA: (1808-1836) Spanish Mezzo-Soprano. Rare A.L.S., `Malibran´, three pages, 8vo, `Passing via Bristol on my way to Exeter´, n.d. 1829, to Baron Denniée, in Paris, in French. A young 21 years old Malibran sends an amusing letter, explaining first her near future timetable `Nous partons demain pour Exeter… Nous serons le 24 en chemin pour Paris. Nous serons le 26 a Calais ´ ("We leave tomorrow to Exeter… We will be on our way to Paris the 24^th. We will be at Calais the 26th"), further saying that she expects a charming letter from his correspondent and blame him in a funny way, stating `Je vous prie d´adresser une lettre pour moi a l´hotel Meurice, dans laquelle apres m´avoir dit toutes les jolies choses que vous savez si bien dire sans avoir l´air de vous en apercevoir… je termine ma lettre en vous disant que vous êtes un villain, qui n´avez pas voulu me répondre. Je vous ai écrit de Gloucester, de Chester, de tous les coins du monde… mais il parait que l´année n´est pas favorable aux gens qui se dédient a la litérature, aux beaux arts, et qui se dédient comme moi de la maniere la plus dévouée au style épistolaire… Hum!!´ ("Please send a letter for me to the Hotel Meurice, in which, after having told me all the pretty things that you so well know how to express without seeming to notice it… I will end my letter by telling you that you are a villain, who did not want to answer me. I have written to you from Gloucester, from Chester, from all over the world... but it seems that the year is not favourable to people who dedicate themselves to literature, to the fine arts, and who, like me, dedicate themselves in the most devoted manner to the epistolary style… Hum!!" Before concluding, Malibran refers to her own foolishness, saying `Savez vous ce qui me gene toujours au moment de finir vos lettres? C´est d´être oblige de signer Malibran a la suite de toutes les bêtises du monde´ ("Do you know what always bothers me when finishing your letters? It is to be forced to sign Malibran following all my foolery") With addressee to the verso, with post ink stamps. Letters of Maria Malibran are rare and very desirable after her early death at the age of 28. Very small minor creasing and a very small hole to the third page as a result of the letter opening, not affecting the text or signature. G to VG