Work and fame
Contradictory bits of advice.
Leigh Fermor and Proust
“I feel so involved in them all, I don’t know what I’ll do when I’ve finished.”
Proust's supplies
Nibs and ink
Proust: Places in space and time
Excerpt from Swann's Way
Proust on a rainy day
Excerpt from Swann's Way
Then, now
Excerpt from Swann's Way
Swann in love
A devastating simile: For the moment, by overwhelming her with presents, by doing her favors, he could rely upon advantages extrinsic to his...
Proust: "one phrase rising"
Excerpt from Swann's Way, first description of Vinteuil's violin and piano sonata
Proust again
On reading, an excerpt from Swann's Way