Unpublished signed autograph letter from Pierre Louÿs to his half-brother Georges Louis

AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL UNPUBLISHED LETTER FROM PIERRE LOUŸS TO HIS BROTHER, THE DIPLOMAT GEORGES LOUIS. Dated February 6, 1899. 4 pages (two conjugate leaves); about 400 words in very legible script, written in Louÿs' characteristic purple ink. Louÿs begins by reminding his brother that today is the twentieth anniversary of the onset of their mother's (terminal) illness. He goes on to discuss his travels in the South of France; his anger over a publisher's rejection letter; his troubles with money (which he discusses with good humor, knowing his beloved older brother will bail him out); and his recent purchase of a Malagasy-French dictionary in preparation for his trip to Madagascar. He goes on to discuss his love for the Malagasy language, giving several examples of words he finds charming, and to tell his brother how much he misses him. Finally, he reveals that he will depart for Algiers in the morning, a decision made *while writing this letter.* Signed "Pierre". In perfect condition. ***** Louÿs and his half-brother Georges wrote each other on an almost daily basis until Georges' death in 1917. One thousand of these letters--but not this one--were published in "Mille lettres inédites de Pierre Louÿs à Georges Louis 1890-1917" (Paris, 2002). This was one of the great literary correspondences of the age, and this is an especially interesting letter.