Lot 185
Hugo, Victor (1802-85)) French poet, novelist, playwright, and statesman; best known outside of France for Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 5 x 4½ inches, Paris, Jan. 22, 1882. To an unidentified correspondent: "Dear Colleague, You are right in your protestation. I associate with all…people. I erase all hostile memories. I am from all countries! Your friend Victor Hugo." Trimmed and affixed at right edge to another sheet. Three years after writing this letter, Hugo died. Over 2,000,000 people attended his funeral and he was interred at the Panthéon, where he shares a crypt with Émile Zola and Alexandre Dumas.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000
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