Lot n° 472
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THE INTERMEDIATE - Lot 472
THE INTERMEDIATE
Literary, sports and musical: Journal des Prisonniers Français du Camp de Würzburg
No. 1, January 23, 1916-No. 85, November 21, 1918. The n° 85 announces the end of the publication. The n° 15 (July 16, 1916) was banned: it was replaced by a n° 15 bis dated July 19. The suspension between April 2, 1917 and October 6, 1917 is explained in the n° 48: many departures from the camp (of which Pierre Saint-Lanne who left for Constance). This is Pierre Saint-Lanne's copy with his signature on the 1st page of the 1st volume and his printed label, stuck on the back of each volume. Literary director : Pierre Saint-Lanne, Sporting director : André-Gérard Marchant. Texts by Maurice Béguin, Jean-Paul Berty, Henri Borel, G. Boulard, William Clochard, Sergeant Combes, René Duchemin, Septime Gorceix, Claude Pellegrin, François Pellegrin, André Pons, Pierre Saint-Lanne, Charles Soulas. Complete collection. 5 vol. in-8 bound in slipcase. Joint : - 11 pages extracted from the review Les Archives de la Grande Guerre containing under the signature of Septime Gorceix an article entitled : " L'Intermède, journal d'un camp de prisonniers en Allemagne ". This is the history of the journal and in particular of the forbidden n° 15; - The manuscript of "À nos morts", signed Sergeant Combes, published in n° 3 and 4; - 3 programs of recreations given in the camp of Würzburg in 1916; - 1 program of the symphonic orchestra of the Allied internees given in Vevey on September 18, 1917; - 2 humorous sketches of war, signed Dunand; - 1 clipping from the Mercure de France (October 1, 1916) indicating L'Intermède; - the n° 34 to 47 in duplicate, bound in 1 volume
In the review Les Archives de la Grande Guerre, Septime Gorceix presents L'Intermède as follows: "One of the most singular manifestations of camp life in Germany was the emergence of newspapers written in French by the prisoners. Sent to neutral countries and to France, these exile sheets could present captivity under a smiling aspect and serve as testimony against the campaign led by the Entente press. It was certainly in view of this propaganda action that the German government authorized their publication. But the trap was really too big. The French prisoners, in spite of the efforts of the Censors, were able to defend their independence of thought and feeling.One of the newspapers welcomed with the greatest sympathy by the French families and the Parisian press was the Intermède, a weekly newspaper from the Galgenberg prison camp in Würzburg, Bavaria, which, in the format of a magazine, appeared, with a few interruptions, from January 23, 1916 until the armistice. [...] "
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