Victor Hugo / Signed Autograph Letter / Horace / Diderot / Académie Française

  

Autographed letter signed "victor huto" to jules Janin s. 10 November 1871, 1 p.

Very nice letter of congratulations from the great man addressed to his friend jules Janin following his reception at the French academy on 9 November 1871. "I wasn't at the institute yesterday, yet I was; my public presence was useless to you; but you know well that my heart and my mind were where they applauded you. I am proud to be named in your noble and beautiful speech; you belong to the great historical academy, composed of the only names that supernatant, very diverse, yet one; you are in this legion of minds a light. There is in you something horrible and something diderot; we listen to you as the first and lon loves you as the second. I am yours with all my heart.

Victor Hugo claims to be "proud to be named in your noble and beautiful [reception] speech." Jules Janin quotes on two occasions the one whom he describes as "Jupiter Tonnant".

Camille sourt says: "Friend dhorace and diderot, you had to be one day the continuer of one and the translator of the other. The item "victor hugo / letter autograph signed / horace / diderot / académie française" is on sale since Friday 28 May 2021. It is in the category "collections\letters, old papers\autographs\others". The seller is "laurent-autographs" and is located at/in versailles. This item can be delivered anywhere in the world.

Period: Second empire
1. theme: literature
2. type: signed autograph letter
3. number of pages: 1