My beloved Toto : letters from Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo, 1833-1882 / / Juliette Drouet ; translated and with an introduction, additional notes, and glossary by Victoria Tietze Larson ; French edition edited and annotated by Evelyn Blewer ; with a preface by Jean Gaudon

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820789803321
• Autore: Drouet Juliette <1806-1883.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2005
• ISBN: 0-7914-8271-5; 1-4237-4927-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (262 p.)
• Collana: SUNY series, women writers in translation
• Altri autori (Persone): Tietze LarsonVictoria <1954->; BlewerEvelyn
• Disciplina: 848/.709; B
• Soggetti: Authors, French - 19th century; Actors - France
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-236) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface to the French Edition -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1830s -- 1840s -- 1850s -- 1860s -- 1870s -- 1880s -- Glossary -- Note on the French Edition -- List of Sources -- Works Cited -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.