Maurice BARRES (1862-1923) Lot n° 17

Set of 5 L.A.S. Antisemitic letter on the Dreyfus case "[...] Mr. Gavet believes that there was at least one illegality in the Dreyfus trial, which leads him to refuse to shrivel Zola. - Moreover, he comes from Progress and from a committee where the Jew dominates; he counts on Jewish voices; therefore, one cannot get a word from him about the Semitic peril. In ten days he will be a Zola and a Jew. I was obliged to break with [Eugene] Protot and I will no doubt be led to "reveal his venality". In fact, he is an active agent of opportunism; he tried to fight me in a public meeting where, as a reward, he was caught by the throat [...]". He adds that the prefecture reads all the letters he receives and enjoins his correspondent to deal with them. In his other letters, he also mentions Lunéville and the memory of Lieutenant Caumont La Force, the family of Ludres, etc. He adds that the prefecture reads all the letters he receives and enjoins his correspondent to deal with them. A business card is attached