Marcel Proust, Remembrance of Things Past (1922), p. 566
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… tightening from time to time the knot of my magnificent Charvet tie and taking care not to soil my polished boots...
— Marcel Proust on Charvet Place Vendôme
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About Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, essayist and critic.
About Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, essayist and critic.
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