Victor HUGO. L.A.S., [1876, to Léon Cladel]; 1page in-8. About L'Hercule, one of the short stories in his collection Les Va-nu-pieds, which Cladel dedicated to Victor Hugo. "My dear young colleague, [...] your Hercules is really quite beautiful. The final thunderbolt does more than break the heart, it squeezes it. Behind this mother we feel the poor woman who is going to die of hunger. What a backlash! I thank you for attaching my name to this tragic and powerful page"...