Janus: The Mallarmé-Brennan collection

St John's Library/Mallarmé contains:
A	Printed works by and about Mallarmé etc.
B	Quelq'es vers de Mallarmé : épars aux feuilles ; colligés pour la joie de Chris: Brennan qui les copia orna et en dressa la bibliographie 1898
C	Letters to Christopher John Brennan, with a list of Mallarmé's works
D	Offprints and photocopies

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The Mallarmé-Brennan collection

Title	Letters to Christopher John Brennan, with a list of Mallarmé's works
Reference	C
Creator	Various
Covering Dates	1893–1898
Extent and Medium	9 items; paper

Content and context

Bound at the back of 'Berthe Morisot (Madame Eugène Manet) ... préface par Stéphane Mallarmé ; exposition de son oeuvre du 5 au 23 mars 1896 chez Durand-Ruel' (Paris, 1896).

St John's Library/Mallarmé/C contains:

Autograph letter signed to Christopher Brennan. Written from Valvins, près Fontainebleau. In French. Thanks Brennan for sending a copy of his book 'Towards the Source' and praises it.
Creator: Stéphane Mallarmé (1842-1898).
4 p., envelope; paper.

16 Sep. 1897

Autograph letter signed to Christopher Brennan. Written from Paris 89 rue de Rome. In French. Thanks Brennan for interest in his works. Does not have any spare copies. Encloses a list of his works (C3).
Creator: Stéphane Mallarmé (1842-1898).
2 p., envelope; paper.

9 Jan. 1894

Manuscript list of Mallarmé's works. Sent with C2 to Christopher Brennan. In French. Written by Geneviève Mallarmé, with several additions and amendments by Stéphane Mallarmé.
Creator: Geneviève Mallarmé.
2 p.; paper.

9 Jan. 1894

Autograph letter signed to Christopher Brennan. Written from Arras. In French. Thanks Brennan for sending poems [XVIII Poems]. Regrets that he neither speaks nor reads English so cannot give opinion on his verses. Apologises for delay in writing. Has spent last three years in Melanesia then in Paris. Has spoken of Brennan to Mallarmé. Hopes to see Brennan when he goes to Sydney at end of year.
Creator: Sébastien-Charles Leconte (1865-1934).
3 p.; paper.

29 Aug. 1897

Autograph letter signed to Christopher Brennan. Written from Vichy. In French. Thanks Brennan for sending his poems [XXI Poems]. Will soon have chance to talk about them as he is about to go to New Caledonia. Will send Brennan volume of his work when it appears. Encourages Brennan to send his book to Mallarmé.
Creator: Sébastien-Charles Leconte (1865-1934).
3 p.; paper.

8 Sep. 1897

Autograph letter signed to Christopher Brennan. Written from Trinity College, Cambridge. Asks Brennan to send copy of his paper. Thinks Journal of Philology would print it. His Choephori will appear in a few weeks.
Creator: Arthur Woollgar Verrall (1851-1912).
4 p., envelope; paper.

28 Feb. 1893

Autograph letter signed to Christopher Brennan. Written from Trinity College, Cambridge. Has received Brennan's MS. Will attend to getting it published in Journal of Philology. Discusses controversy in which he was involved. Choephori due to be published today. Discusses emendations in Brennan's MS.
Creator: Arthur Woollgar Verrall (1851-1912).
5 p., envelope; paper.

6 May 1893

Autograph letter signed to Christopher Brennan. Sent from Adelaide. In French. Writes from on board ship. Will be in Sydney in about three days and hopes to see Brennan. Mallarmé speaks highly of him. Has Brennan received his 'Bouclier d'Ares'? Asks Brennan to check if Franck Leverrier has received his 'L'Esprit qui passe'.
Creator: Sébastien-Charles Leconte (1865-1934).
2 p.; paper.

1897

Autograph letter signed to Christopher Brennan. Written from Madagascar. In French. Has received Brennan's address from Leconte. Thanks him for sending his poems. Discusses what he has been doing. Expects the plague to arrive. Has spoken with Mallarmé about Brennan. Mentions Mallarmé's death.
Creator: Gustave-Charles Toussaint.
4 p.; paper.

28 Nov. 1898