Context: Postcard from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, telling her that nature offers joys which overcome the horrors,

Postcard from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, telling her that nature offers joys which overcome the horrors,

1914 October 13.

Lives between contemplation and the memory of his mother. To see her again is "la seule chose qui subsiste comme desirata" in the midst of a life paradoxically calm and philosophical. Mentions Gabrielle Desrivieres.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Lemercier, Eugène Emmanuel, 1886-1915
Contributors:	Lemercier, Marguerite, 1859-ca. 1930
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	French
Subjects:	Lemercier, Eugène Emmanuel, > 1886-1915 > Correspondence World War, 1914-1918 > France World War, 1914-1918 > France > Correspondence. France > History > 1914-1940
Notes:	Addressed to "Madame Lemercier / 40 Rue Lauriston / Paris (16e)". No postmark. Postscript added above address : "expediée le 15 oct. Tout va bien". Physical description: 1 item. Citations/References: Lettres d'un soldat (août 1914-avril 1915) : Préface de André Chevrillon / [Eugène Lemercier]. Paris : Librairie Chapelot, 1916. p. 19-20. Note that this and previous correspondence have been put together under the date: 12 October. more
Arrangement:	Sub-fonds

Lemercier Papers, 1910-1925.

I. Eugène Lemercier Correspondence, 1914-1915.
II. Marguerite Lemercier Correspondence, 1915-1925
III. Eugène Lemercier Diaries, 1910-1914.
- Eugène Lemercier Diary, 1910 July 29 to 1914 November 15.
- Eugène Lemercier War Diary, 1914 August 12 to November 4.
IV. Photographs, 1914.
- [Eugène Lemercier standing with walking stick in left hand, in the woods, wearing his uniform and ...
- [Eugène Lemercier standing with walking stick in left hand, in the woods, wearing his uniform and ...
V. Lemercier Miscellanea, 1910-1925.

Postcard from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, telling her that nature offers joys which overcome the horrors,

1914 October 13.

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection:	Lemercier Papers, 1910-1925
Description:	Lives between contemplation and the memory of his mother. To see her again is "la seule chose qui subsiste comme desirata" in the midst of a life paradoxically calm and philosophical. Mentions Gabrielle Desrivieres.
Main Creator:	Lemercier, Eugène Emmanuel, 1886-1915
Language:	French
Extent:	1 item.
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 8,751/1/61 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:	Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.