Jul. 18th, 2008

[identity profile] victoriavandal.livejournal.com
Another query - does anyone know the source, if any, for Albert Camus' description of Saint-Just (presumably while a law student) living in a room with black walls with teardrop patterns and the shutters closed? This sounds too teen-angsty to be true, but would be wonderful if it was (reminds me of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, when in a fit of depression he paints his bedroom black but Noddy's bells keep showing through!). Camus mentions it in the Saint-Just chapter of 'The Rebel'.
[identity profile] livviebway.livejournal.com
I tried to go back and edit my last post and LJ flipped out on me, so I'm sorry about posting again on the same topic.

Success with Ruth Scurr!   Thanks, everyone!  She includes a small snippit of Robespierre's letter to Camille:

"May I remind Monsieur Camille Desmoulins that neither the beautiful eyes nor the beautiful attributes of charming Lucile are reasons for not announcing my work on the National Guard...There is not at this time anything more urgent or important than the organization of the National Guard."

I am still trying to find the whole letter though, but I now have the citation!

Robespierre (1910-67), vol. 3a, p. 100.

Does anyone happen to have a complete works of Robespierre lying around? ;-)

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