French writer, artist, and statesman (1802–1885) best known for such canonical novels as Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (aka The Hunchback of Notre Dame). Much of his literary output was devoted to political and social issues, and in the 1840s he became actively involved in the French government as a legislator and staunch activist on behalf of the Republican cause. In 1851 the controversy surrounding his inflammatory writings denouncing Louis-Napoléon forced him into a two-decade exile, during which his productive creative pace barely slackened. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, June 1881. Hugo writes to writer and critic Charles Monselet in hopes of arranging a meeting. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. The items are matted and framed together with a photo to an overall size of 25.5 x 23.75. Intersecting folds (vertical fold to first name), light wrinkling, and mild soiling with a few tiny spots, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA. Oversized.
