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victor describing his childhood in geneva sounds so similar to rousseau’s i almost thought i was rereading confessions (except for victor choosing to pursue natural philosophy ofc) ((also peeping the émile references 👀))

Most of the sources are secondary and Curties just cited Horace Walpole as Robert Walpole's BROTHER, but this is one of the very few Griff bios ever (as the title indicates) going to have to tough it out

“I love you”

“I love your verse, your prose, your wit, and your bold and firm philosophy.
I have neither been able to live without you nor with you. I do not address myself to the hero and the king; it is for monarchs so to address you; but I converse with a man who enraptured me, whom I have loved, and with whom I continue to be angry.”

Best letter in the entire correspondence but also PACK IT UP freaking voltaire 😕

“Behave as you think proper toward kings; beat them, abandon them, quarrel with them, make peace with them; but never be inconstant to me, for I adore you.”

V’s triumphant return to Paris makes me smile every time i read about it

“If he was beaten, starved, humiliated and generally ill treated it was to a large extent his own fault and his mother's.”

Nancy, NO