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Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
27 Oct 1846
She comments on the new furniture in Coromandel wood bought by Hugo. She then says that she is still grieving the death of her daughter. She concludes by describing the schedule of her day with Eugè...
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
01 Jan 1847
She says she has run out of paper and canot write to him as much as she wants. As Hugo is not going back home alone, she doubts that he will see her in the evening. Dated Saturday, (although in fact ...
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
09 Jan 1849
She explains that she did not write to him in the morning because she was late. She has bought for him some barometers or thermometers, but she thinks it is a bad investment. Dated Tuesday, 4:30pm.
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
29Jan 1848
She hopes Hugo does not go out in the evening because he could have an accident due to the weather. She also mentions that she is copying his work, without further details. Dated Saturday, 4:30pm.
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
05 Jan 1850
She asks him not to work too much and for having passed in the previous evening. She also hopes to see his next speech at the Assembly, but there is often not enough room on the stairs. Dated Saturday...
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
02 Jan 1851
She starts the letter by telling her love to Hugo, then says that his two platters were successful (perhaps at a dinner Drouet had given the previous day). She mentions that she will go to Sablonville...
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
30 Oct 1846
She describes her bad dreams and that she will go to the cemetary [in St-Mandé, an eastern suburb of Paris] to visit her daugther's grave. She then says that Hugo may have to go to Orléans with the ...
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
02 Jan 1847
She describes her disappointment at Hugo for not having come back the previous day. She thanks him again for his greeting letter. Dated Saturday at 11am.
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
09 Jan 1849
She says that the house painter has left a note telling his new mistakes. Jourdain (the furniture seller) will not make a large bargain to him, she adds, because of the Republic that has not brought a...
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
30 Jan 1848
She says that she has finished to copy the text he gave to her and hopes that he will read a new work to her. Dated Sunday, 9:45am. c1930s typescript translation held separately.
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
11 Jan 1850
Letter simply saying that she is happy and had a nice evening even though Hugo was not there.
Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo
02 Jan 1851
She says that she is getting ready for him as he will pass by at 12:30. She adds that she will greet Mr Vilain and the two Rivière girls in the evening. She is also worried for the health of her in-l...