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BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Masson/Nightingale/9
BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Masson/Nightingale/9
n.d. [c.1880-1910]
8 pages of partial letters or cut-out signatures from Florence Nightingale, sent to Flora Masson. Also contains one envelope sent to Flora Masson on 11 Oct 1899. Pencil and ink.
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BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/01
BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/01
13 May 1845
Letter to Alfred de Martonne (1820-1896) [poet, archivist, and medievalist] in which Hugo praises his works, presumably Les Etoiles, several poems published between 1843 and 1846.
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BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/02
BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/02
04 Jun 1865
Letter to an unnamed British man, in which Hugo says that he asked the audience (presumably during a banquet) to cheers at him to praise his noble behaviour in defending Garibaldi. Hugo then makes som...
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BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/03
BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/03
20 Aug c1856 - 1859
Letter to an unnamed woman, in which Hugo says that they are waiting for her and asks her to send a letter at least 24h in advance once she has arrived. The letter was written at Hauteville House, Gue...
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BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/04
BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/04
no date
Marie Hugo asks Hugo's daughter to give her the name of a shop that offers some trousseaus (for brides). She says they will meet on Saturday afternoon. Dated Wednesday.
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BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/05
BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/05
c.1848
She asks for rendez-vous with Hugo and says that he had more time for her before he became a MP. She then mentions that she heard about a riot in the streets.
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BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/06
BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/06
c.1848
She fears that Hugo has forgotten her and tells that there are only three performances of Le Morne au Diable (by Eugène Sue) left. She therefore enquires whether Hugo could go and see it with her. Th...
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BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/07
BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/07
c.1848
This letter might be following the previous one as she says that she received a box from Hugo, presumably to attend the play mentioned in BC MS 19c Hugo/6. She however wanted to see him and recalls th...
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BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/08
BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/08
no date
She warmly thanks Hugo for his letter and says she never received his first letter. She gives him very detailed instructions on how he should come to her place, in order to avoid gossips. She adds tha...
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BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/09
BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Hugo/09
no date
She says that she is sad to hear that Hugo cannot see her and asks her to come to his place instead. She replies that she cannot go out or see him at the Luxembourg Palace. She adds that they could ho...