COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
VMH_1_57.pdf
Reference Number:
VMH/1/57
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Victor Hugo's correspondents: letters to and from Victor Hugo, (1824-1882)
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Victor Hugo to S. Bligh
Creator:
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
[1869]-04-06
Description:
Autograph letter to Bligh (S.) commenting on verses signed S.B. received from him, and saying that Bligh has misunderstood the death of Gilliatt and Hugo's religion.
Another hand translated the letter directly between the lines; apparently, Hugo had deliberately let a wide line spacing in this purpose.
Written at Hauteville House, Guernsey.
There is also an envelope, in another hand, inscribed "Mr Victor Hugo's letter/S. Bligh Esqre/South Villa/with Mr Holt's compliments".
Bought from Maggs Brother's Ltd. on 21 January 1966 for £4.4s.
S. Bligh is unidentified.
Another hand translated the letter directly between the lines; apparently, Hugo had deliberately let a wide line spacing in this purpose.
Written at Hauteville House, Guernsey.
There is also an envelope, in another hand, inscribed "Mr Victor Hugo's letter/S. Bligh Esqre/South Villa/with Mr Holt's compliments".
Bought from Maggs Brother's Ltd. on 21 January 1966 for £4.4s.
S. Bligh is unidentified.
Language Code:
fre
Language:
French
Language Code:
eng
Language:
English
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Letters (correspondence)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
175 mm
Item Width:
114 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2023-08-11
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2023-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands