Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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VMH_1_454.pdf
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Reference Number:
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VMH/1/454
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Link to Catalogue:
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Series Title:
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Victor Hugo's correspondents: letters to and from Victor Hugo, (1824-1882)
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Parent Work Title:
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Letter from Victor Hugo to Mario Proth
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Creator:
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Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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[1862]-08-16
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Description:
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Autograph letter to Proth expressing approval and admiration of Proth's book, Le mouvement à propos des Misérables, which he has received in proof from Paul Meurice. He extends a cordial invitation to Proth to visit him in Guernsey and replies succinctly to Proth's criticism of his admiration for Napoleon I and of his religious ideas.
Written at Cologne.
Bought from Charavay on 10 June 1964 for 320 francs.
Proth was a French writer and journalist, friend of Hugo and George Sand.
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Language Code:
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fre
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Language:
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French
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Sub-Category:
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Letters (correspondence)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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People Covered:
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Proth, Mario, 1832-1891
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Item Height:
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226 mm
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Item Width:
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142 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2023-09-19
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2023-09
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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