1 Sealed Letter
1 Sealed Letter
Kay Collier (Kathryn Hastings & Co)
38. Juliette Drouet’s 20,000 Scribles
27 minutes Posted Aug 17, 2022 at 12:22 pm.
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Dedicated lover or 19th. century toxic narcissist enabler? Victor Hugo’s mistress of 50 years kept constant correspondence with him, sometimes writing multiple letters a day. She supported his career and even joined him during his exile on Guernsey. What can we make of her letters and their relationship?
Sources Juliette
Juliette Drouet’s Love-letters to Victor Hugo. Edited by Louise Guimbaud. Translated by Lady Theodora Davidson. London: Stanley Paul & Co. (1915)
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/44034/44034-h/44034-h.htm
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https://theamericanreader.com/1-november-1839-juliette-drouet-to-victor-hugo/