ALAIN (1868-1951) Autograph manuscript signed, Propos d'un Normand, [1913]; 2 pages in-8 (in Plexiglas frame). Reflections on magic. This text appeared in La Dépêche de Rouen on August 19, 1913. "Magic comes from the spoken word; speech must naturally be accompanied by gestures and facial movements, which help to make it expressive. One could say that magic comes from expression"... Etc.