HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885)

HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French Poet and Novelist. A.L.S., Victor H, one page, 8vo, n.p., 1st June 1841, to Louis Desnoyers, in French. The present letter is written only two days before being appointed French Academy member. Hugo refers to his speech and states in part `..In any case, I will send a copy to M. H. Lucas after the session. It is him who will be in charge of the feuilleton, am I right?´. With blank address leaf. Together with Louise Colet (1810-1876) Born Louise Revoil. French Poet, friend of Hugo. Colet was mistress of Flaubert, Vigny and Musset. A.L.S., three pages, 8vo, Milan, 26th November, n.y., in French. Colet lists the items shipped to her correspondent from Italy `..two volumes of Victor Hugo works, an embroidery shawl…´ and further requests to inform the French Commissar about this lost box. VG, 2 £600-900 Louis Desnoyers (1802-1868) French Writer and Journalist. Literary Director of the magazine Siecle (`Century´) since 1836. Hippolite Lucas (1807-1878) French Writer. Hugo wrote about him `You are a Poet, you are an Artist, you are a Writer´.