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The Man Who Laughs (also published under the title By Order of the King from its subtitle in French) is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. It takes place in England beginning in 1690 and extends into the early 18th century reign of Queen Anne. It depicts England's royalty and ...
- Victor Marie Hugo
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- 1869
- April 1869, A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Ce
The Man Who Laughs. Victor Hugo. 4.24. 13,376 ratings928 reviews. Victor Hugo's The Man Who Laughs (first published under the French title L'Homme qui Rit in April 1869) is a sad and sordid tale -- not the sort of tale of the moment Hugo was known for.
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Man and wolf turned their partnership to account at fairs, at village fêtes, at the corners of streets where passers-by throng, and out of the need which people seem to feel everywhere to listen to idle gossip and to buy quack medicine.
Jun 1, 2004 · Jun 1, 2004. Most Recently Updated. Apr 11, 2024. Copyright Status. Public domain in the USA. Downloads. 771 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
- L'homme qui rit. English
- Translation of: L'homme Qui Rit
May 12, 2020 · A tragic tale of romance, oppression, and depraved nobility in seventeenth-century England by the author of LesMisérables. First published in 1869, The Man Who Laughs is an impassioned plea...
The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo - The 5173rd greatest book of all time. Set in 17th-century England, the novel follows the life of a disfigured boy, abandoned as a child on a winter's night, who is taken in and raised by a kind-hearted showman.
The man who laughs, Volume 1 The man who laughs, Victor Hugo: Author: Victor Hugo: Publisher: John Wanamaker, 1888: Original from: Pennsylvania State University: Digitized: Jul 18, 2009: Length: 374 pages : Export Citation: BiBTeX EndNote RefMan
