Pierre LOUŸS. 4 L.A.S. "Pierre" or "P" and 6 L.A. (or minutes), 1911-1912, to his brother Georges Louis; 25 pages in-8, 2 envelopes. Correspondence largely unpublished. 1911. - March 10]. Commentary on a press clipping about Réjane and a 4-year-old actress in L'Oiseau bleu. - July 8]. Commentary on a press clipping about the Académie des Sciences. - Thursday evening [July 13?] On the Agadir incident: "Even if we triumph, even if the negotiations succeed beyond all hope, I shall retain a painful memory of this week. For the past five days, we've been stepped on. It hurts"... - Monday July 17. Conversation with André Lebey on the uncertain future of the Socialist Party, weakened by the latest strikes: "The main cause? The railway workers. It's the biggest revolt effort ever made by the working class. And it failed"... - July 24. His eyesight is failing... - [Around August 10th]. On the Agadir incident and its consequences for world diplomacy: "Between 1870 and 1911, the situation is so different. In 1870, Prussia had Germany to contend with, and therefore the war to contend with. In 1911, Germany has Germany to keep; the war not to make. [For 51 days I've been wondering why we don't have a cruiser at Agadir - and I don't understand the politics, the tactics, the diplomacy or the wisdom of our abstention [...] The more time goes by, the more we're going to regret not having settled there from the start"... - [August 30]. He humorously recounts the collective poisoning of his entire household by cakes... - Friday 29th [September]. Looks forward to Georges' return, and speaks of his "visual troubles"; comments on the "Agadir affair"... 1912. - Monday evening [June]. Coded letter following the departure of Georges, recalled to St. Petersburg after complaints from the Russian government (he will be dismissed in early 1913). - December 1st. Under the title Le Coup de collier, Louÿs reports the remarks of an officer and a recruit at training before they are sent to Morocco. Attached: - a l.a.s. from Hélène Maindron to her brother-in-law Pierre Louÿs (May 20, 1911); - a l.a.s. from Georges Louis to his wife Paz, November 16, 1912, thinking of retiring for health reasons.