From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: Paul Musurus (1851-1927) was Anna de Noailles' uncle, who lived in Istanbul. He was a poet and introduced her to poetry, especially to Victor Hugo's poetry, when she visited her family in summer 1887, at the age of 10. Jean Richepin (1849-1926), was a famous French poet, novelist and dramatist. This letter of admiration has family value. In this letter, Musurus praises Richepin's collection of poems "Les Glas," which Musurus says proves the eastern saying that "the Autumn is a second Spring," and because of it he ranks Richepin among the geniuses Hugo, Michelangelo, and the Medicis.