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The Letters of Victor Hugo to His Family to Sainte Beuve and Others

The Letters of Victor Hugo to His Family to Sainte Beuve and Others

Hugo, Victor
Meurice, Paul

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Biographies GeneralLetters & EssaysFrench History

ISBN10: 1417913924
ISBN13: 9781417913923
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 23 2005
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Letters of Victor Hugo to His Family to Sainte Beuve and Others is a collection of personal correspondences written by the renowned French author Victor Hugo. The book features a compilation of letters written by Hugo to his family members, as well as to his friend and literary critic, Charles-Augustin Sainte Beuve, and other notable figures of his time.The letters provide a glimpse into Hugo's personal life, his relationships with his loved ones, and his thoughts on various topics such as politics, literature, and art. The book also sheds light on Hugo's creative process, as he discusses his works in progress and seeks feedback from his correspondents.The collection includes letters written throughout Hugo's life, spanning from his youth to his later years. The book is a valuable resource for scholars and fans of Hugo's work, as it offers a unique perspective on the life and mind of one of the most celebrated writers in French history.1896. Novelist, poet, and dramatist, the most important of French Romantic writers. In the Preface to his historical play Cromwell, Hugo wrote that romanticism is the liberalism of literature. Hugo developed his own version of the historical novel, combining concrete, historical details with vivid, melodramatic, even feverish imagination. Among his best-known works are The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables. Contents: Letters to His Father and Mother; To Adele Hugo and Others-Journey to Reims-Coronation of Charles X; To Various Persons; To Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve; and To His Children.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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