Bidspirit auction | D´ANNUNZIO GABRIELE: (1863-1938)

D´ANNUNZIO GABRIELE: (1863-1938) - D´ANNUNZIO GABRIELE: (1863-1938) Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and Royal Italian Army officer during World War I. A.L.S., Gabriele d´Annunzio , one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (late 1918 or early 1919), to a friend, on the attractive printed stationery of the Squadra di San Marco, in French. D´Annunzio informs his friend that he is sending them an issue of Le Figaro, remarking ´Je voulais venir vous le porter moi-même hier; mais ma visite au charmant Amiral s´est prolongée très utilement´ (Translation: ´I had intended to bring it to you in person yesterday, but my visit to the charming Admiral ran over, which turned out to be very useful´ ) and also informing his friend that he won´t be coming to Paris. In a postscript D´Annunzio adds ´La Revue des deus Mondes contient un article de Boulenger sur mon escadre´ (Translation: ´La Revue des Deux Mondes contains an article by Boulenger on my squadron´ ). One small, very minor tear to the right edge, otherwise VG Marcel Boulenger (1873-1932) French novelist and fiction writer, who was also an Olympic fencer. In the December 1918 issue of La Revue des Deux Mondes Boulenger had contributed a notable article under the title Un visite au commandant d´Annunzio which highlighted the Italian´s dramatic exploits and charismatic leadership during World War I. The Sqvadra di San Marco was a specialised naval squadron commanded by D'Annunzio during World War I, noted for its daring torpedo boat raids.