Hidden treasures

Still going through books and weeding out library. I found The Flowering of New England by Van Wyck Brooks. Not about flowers! It's about literary flowering. It looks interesting. Not sure when or where I came by it. But tucked inside the book were a picture postcard and two notes, written by Brooks to a friend who was also an author, Edward Townsend Booth.  The two men were similar in their writing interests. The card was sent from France. It's dated July 28, 1951 or 1957, not sure which; probably 1951.  Brooks is staying  near the Chateau de Sache, where Balzac wrote Pere Goriot. The card is a photo of the chateau. An unexpected little treasure.

   Chateau de Sache

 

      Van Wyck Brooks post card