Victor HUGO (1802–1885) Letter from the author (L.A.S.), Saint-Prix-la-Terrasse, September 16, [1842], to his cousin Adolphe TRÉBUCHET; 1 page, in-8 format, with address. He is in the countryside on vacation with “the entire group from the Place Royale […] so that my dear little patients can breathe some fresh air.” He expresses his sympathy on the occasion of the death of Mme. Bouche (Trébuchet’s mother-in-law): “Alas! Such is life, and these are the blows that must strike us all in turn!”…