COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
VMH_1_530.pdf
Reference Number:
VMH/1/530
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 Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor
Creator:
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
[1833]-01-12
Description:
Autograph letter to Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor known as Baron Taylor enclosing a letter (not included) to the committee (presumably of the Comédie Française), which Hugo asks him to pass on with 'his' recommendation.
Taylor was a French Romantic writer and playwright of British descent. He is mostly remembered for the Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France (1820-78), written with Charles Nodier and others, giving a comprehensive description of historical monuments throughout the French provinces. He also directed the Théâtre-Français in 1825-30 and 1831-8, and was appointed Senator by Napoleon III in 1869.
Bought from Kyrle Fletcher on 12 April 1964 for £5.5s.
Taylor was a French Romantic writer and playwright of British descent. He is mostly remembered for the Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France (1820-78), written with Charles Nodier and others, giving a comprehensive description of historical monuments throughout the French provinces. He also directed the Théâtre-Français in 1825-30 and 1831-8, and was appointed Senator by Napoleon III in 1869.
Bought from Kyrle Fletcher on 12 April 1964 for £5.5s.
Language Code:
fre
Language:
French
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Letters (correspondence)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
People Covered:
Taylor, Isidore-Justin-Séverin, baron, 1789-1879
Item Height:
207 mm
Item Width:
130 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):
2023-09-25
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2023-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands