Autograph letter signed from Victor Hugo, Hauteville House, to Madame Augusta Dorothea Ansted, Cambridge, England [manuscript], 1863 August 16.

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Autograph letter signed from Victor Hugo, Hauteville House, to Madame Augusta Dorothea Ansted, Cambridge, England [manuscript], 1863 August 16.

Letter largely illegible. Apologizes for the delay in his response and refers to his son's translation of Shakespeare.

1 leaf ; 21 x 14 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7583016

Folger Shakespeare Library

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