Leopoldine & Victor Hugo Autographed Letter signed by the father and his daughter 1833

  

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Four pages in-8° jointly written by Léopoldine and her father Victor Hugo. [Paris] Tuesday, October 29, 1833. "Daddy told me to write to you because he had something to tell you." Tender and moving letter from Victor Hugo co-written with his beloved daughter, Léopoldine.

The young girl, nine years old, writes the first page in a childlike manner, then Victor continues the letter on the following three pages, expressing the whirlwind he endures due to the upcoming performance of his play Marie Tudor. Ending this letter in a more peaceful way - It seems to me that writing to you relaxes me. It seems to me that it refreshes my mind.

Victor Hugo promises Louise Bertin one of his masterpieces, Notre-Dame de Paris. Léopoldine Hugo's letters are of great rarity. Evidently, those written by both father and daughter are the most precious. "My dear Louise, You must have received my first letter, that is, the last one.

The performance of Mary of England. [Mary Tudor, whose first performance took place on November 6 at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin] is postponed to Saturday. Tomorrow we will see Mr. Armand [Edouard and Armand Bertin, Louise's brothers] for lunch. Daddy told me to write to you because he had something to tell you, my letter is not very long but it's because I don't have much to tell you. Charles will write to you and daddy too.

Well my Louise, I love you with all my heart. Write me a few words, it will make me very happy. "In three days, miss, I will again experience the charm of Lucrezia Borgia and The King Amuses Himself.

I am buried in the third basement of the theater, lost in rehearsals, in tickets to distribute, in the stalls, in the boxes, in the galleries, in the tickets to answer, I no longer see, I no longer live, I no longer think, I am scared and stupid, not out of fear, you know that I take my part in advance, but out of fatigue. It seems to me that writing to you relaxes me. It seems to me that it refreshes my mind and soul to write you this letter that will go from my whirlwind into your solitude. Something of your calm reaches me and reassures me.

We will see Edouard and Armand tomorrow, it will be a great joy for me. In the meantime, pity me, and do not rush too quickly into tribulation. Who will get you Notre-Dame de Paris. You will have a great success, you will see. I wish I were as sure of mine as I am of yours.

I recommend Charles's letter. [Charles Hugo, Victor's second son, born in 1826]. It is all from him, thought, style, spelling, it is the first time he writes something almost readable (.) Believe that we are all here for you, all from the bottom of our hearts, and let me place my respectful and devoted friendship at your feet. Composer, close friend of Victor Hugo, Louise Bertin (1805-1877), was introduced to music from a very young age by her pianist mother.

Her father, Louis François Bertin, director of the Débats newspaper, recognized his daughter's musical talent and encouraged her by offering her lessons from the greatest teachers. Suffering from polio, fighting against the misogynistic prejudices of the time, Louise, with unwavering determination, embarked on the path of composition: From the age of twenty, she composed two comic operas and an opera based on Goethe's Faust. Esméralda, composed in 1836 for the Royal Academy of Music, based on Notre-Dame de Paris, remains her most remarkable work; Victor Hugo himself wrote the page for it. A woman of spirit and courage, she was hailed by the greatest, such as Berlioz, who admired her talents and perseverance: "Miss Bertin is one of the strongest female minds of our time. (1824-1843) is the eldest daughter of the great man. Nicknamed Didine, she was adored by her father. Married in February 1843 to Charles Vacquerie, fate struck six months later: on September 4, in Villequier, the couple set sail for a sailboat ride. A gust of wind overturned the boat; Léopoldine, who could not swim, was swept away, as was Charles. She had just celebrated her 19th birthday. Hugo, traveling with Juliette Drouet, only learned of his daughter's death on September 9.

Waiting for the stagecoach from La Rochelle in a café, he read the newspaper Le Siècle from September 6, which reported the event. Beer and a newspaper are brought to me. That's how I learned that half of my life and my heart had died. In her journal, Juliette Drouet poignantly recounts the event: "On a sort of large square, we see written in big letters: Café de l'Europe.

The café is deserted at this time of day. There is only a young man, at the first table on the right, reading a newspaper and smoking, facing the lady behind the counter, on the left. We go to sit all the way to the back, almost under a small spiral staircase decorated with a red calico railing. The waiter brings a bottle of beer and leaves. Under a table, in front of us, there are several newspapers. Toto takes one at random, and I take the Charivari. I had barely had time to look at the title when my poor beloved suddenly leans over me and says in a choked voice, showing me the newspaper he is holding in his hand: "this is horrible!" I look up at him: I will never forget the expression of unspeakable despair on his noble face as long as I live. I had just seen him smiling and happy, and in less than a second, without transition, I found him struck down. His poor lips were white; his beautiful eyes looked without seeing. His face and hair were wet with tears. His poor hand was clenched against his heart, as if to keep it from leaving his chest. I take the dreadful newspaper and read." Hugo never recovered from this tragic fate, and the memory of Léopoldine was in his heart every day: "Tomorrow at dawn, at the hour when the countryside whitens, I will leave.

You see, I know you are waiting for me. I will go through the forest, I will go through the mountain. I cannot stay away from you any longer..

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