Ivan TOURGUENIEV (1818-1883). L.A.S., Paris 18 rue de Douai, October 10, 1872, to George Sand; 2 pages in-8 with his initials. Beautiful letter after her stay in Nohant with Pauline Viardot and her daughters. ... "... I must tell you how happy I was to have seen Nohant, and to have seen you there. You have there the most charming nest that one can dream of - and your entourage is adorable. It was due to you - but one is proud to see that the things due come true. - The little ones [Viardot] speak of nothing but Nohant - and I intend to return there in the course of this winter, when I will no longer have my gout. Tell your delightful Lolo [her granddaughter Aurore] that it is then that I will tell her pretty tales! It will be something else than this little idiot Blaise ". He is waiting for her to come to Paris... Attached is a L.A.S. from Pauline VIARDOT to Edmond Plauchut, November 5 [1872]: "Good projects are like good wine. They get better with age... reasonably"... (1 p. in-12 with her number, envelope).