Talk:CP 04853/en

Changes made (Yorktaylors)

he did not like my books -> the latter did not like my books

thought highly of my books -> thought very highly of my books

Léon Daudet came to announce -> announce to me

it was like receiving a Christmas present in a year where I did not expect to receive any - it was like receiving a New Year's present at Christmas and in a year when no presents had been expected

immoral tendencies -> immoral aspects

quite involuntarily - quite unintentionally

wait before publishing them -> wait so as to publish them

spent a fortune -> was financially ruined (a somewhat exaggerated claim often made by Proust)

my editor -> my publisher

it is unfortunate to receive prizes at an age where one is more likely to be awarded - [Not 100% sure about this so I just added "awarded them" - open for discussion]

I've ever had the chance to be -> I ever had any chance of becoming

I had not yet sent my book -> haven't yet

I sent an incomplete version -> I didn't send the full set [There wasn't an incomplete version of Jeunes filles en fleurs, but Proust sent 2 copies to Mme de Régnier, a later edition first, then a first edition when he was able to find one]

without the first editions -> through lack of first editions

Please let me know what you think -> your opinion

n.1 This letter dates -> must date from

thanks for congratulations -> gratitude for

prix -> Prix

n.2 prix -> Prix

This letter did not reach us -> has not been traced

to Marie -> from Marie

n.5 Académie Canaque -> "Académie Canaque" removed all spaces before semicolon

n.7 stayed at Daudet's place -> stayed at the Daudet's

n.8 misogynie -> misogyny

indifferently -> in an unbiased way

n.9 has not reached us -> has not been traced

at the time -> from that period

to the author of -> to the author through

completed the missing part of this note

Discussion: it is unfortunate to receive prizes at an age where one is more likely to be awarded

I was of the impression that it meant to say "it is unfortunate to receive prizes at an age where one should be rather awarding them/giving them" - i.e. at his age, one would have thought Proust to be a part of the panel instead. (Etaafuli)

• Yes I agree. That makes more sense. (Yorktaylors)