Algernon Charles SWINBURNE

Autograph letter signed by Victor Hugo to poet Algernon Swinburne, 1 page written in black ink on one sheet. Discreet folds, a small angular tear to upper left corner.
A rare and emphatic declaration of affection by Victor Hugo for the English people who granted him asylum and continue to applaud his writings. From Guernsey, Hugo writes to one of his most fervent British admirers, the pre-Raphaelite poet Swinburne, who considered Hugo the "first poet of [his] age", and the "spiritual ruler of the 19th century".