My Beloved Toto: Letters from Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo 1833-1882

ISBN-13: 9780791465714 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 245 str.

Juliette Drouet; Evelyn Blewer; Victoria Tietze Larson

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My Beloved Toto, a collection of letters written by Juliette Drouet to her lover, Victor Hugo, tells the story of a life and of the great love affair that shaped it. From 1833 until her death half a century later, Drouet wrote to Hugo twice daily on average, resulting in thousands of letters. The 186 translated here--most appearing in English for the first time--offer insights into nineteenth-century French culture as well as an insider's look at the character, behavior, working habits, and day-to-day life of France's most monumental man of letters.