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3 days ago · Victor Hugo, poet, novelist, and dramatist who was the most important of the French Romantic writers. Though regarded in France as one of that country’s greatest poets, he is better known abroad for such novels as Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) and Les Miserables (1862).
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2 days ago · Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo [1] ( French: [viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo] ⓘ; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885), sometimes nicknamed the Ocean Man, was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. His most famous works are the novels The Hunchback of ...
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- Panthéon, Paris
- 1829–1883
May 10, 2024 · In 1822, Victor married Adèle Foucher who had been his friend since childhood. One of the witnesses at their wedding was another famous French poet, Alfred de Vigny. Below is a portrait of Adèle. There was a tragedy in Victor Hugo's family. His daughter, called Léopoldine, died shortly after her marriage.
May 7, 2024 · Victor Hugo: Les Misérables – From Page to Stage. A research guide in association with the State Library of Victoria exhibition. This guide provides links and research advice to help you find out more about Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, and the history, politics and art of 19th-century France.
- Les Miserables
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May 9, 2024 · The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. We pardon to the extent that we love. Love is knowing that even when you are alone, you will never be lonely again. & great happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. Loved for ourselves. & even loved in spite of ourselves.”.
May 9, 2024 · Quotes. > Quotable Quote. (?) “The future has several names. For the weak, it is impossible; for the fainthearted, it is unknown; but for the valiant, it is ideal.”. ― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables. Read more quotes from Victor Hugo. Share this quote: Like Quote.
6 days ago · Victor Hugo (1802–85) was an ardent republican and defender of the revolutionary legacy who went into exile during the Second Empire (1852–70). He lived long enough to become an icon of the Third Republic. He portrayed the democratic aspects of the Revolution in glowing, indeed somewhat romanticized terms. This source is a part of the ...
