HUGO (Victor)(1802-1885). Born in Besançon. 1802-1885. Poet, novelist, playwright and politician. L.A.S. "Victor Hugo" to the Marquis de Foudras. Paris, 7 November (1842). 1 3/4 page in-8 on laid paper. Inscription with postmark. Trace of red wax stamp. BELLE LETTRE D'AMITIÉ : ...Je sens bien ce qu'il y a de cordial et de gracieux dans la sympathie que vous voulez bien m'exprimer... note Hugo, ...J'écris dans le présent pour quelques, et dans l'avenir pour tous. You are one of the first among the few... He invites her to come and see him ...You will make me happy. I love noble verse and noble hearts, which is to say that I am your friend... Théodore de Foudras (1800-1872) was a captain in the Royal Picardy Regiment, then a marshal of camp, knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis and of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. He did not start writing until the age of 36, first with a volume of Fables, then with poems, "Écho des âmes". As a contributor to the Journal des chasseurs, he created a new genre, the hunting novel.