On September 4th 1843, the 19-year-old daughter of French writer, Victor Hugo, drowned in the Seine. Léopoldine Hugo and her recent husband, Charles Vacquerie, had taken a boat onto the section of the river that passes the commune of Villequier in Normandy. They capsized and Léopoldine was pulled down by her heavy skirts. Charles died trying to save her.
One of my favourite poems of his. Thanks for your take on the translation✨🙏🏻
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