
By Victor Hugo
PREFACE.
AT RHEIMS. 1823-1838.
RECOUNTED BY EYE-WITNESSES
I. THE EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVI.
II. ARRIVAL OF NAPOLEON IN PARIS. March 20, 1815.
VISIONS OF THE REAL.
I. THE HOVEL.
II. PILLAGE. THE REVOLT IN SANTO DOMINGO.
III. A DREAM. September 6, 1847.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (435K characters)
Release date
2001-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1802–1885
One of the giants of French literature, this poet, novelist, and playwright helped define Romanticism and gave the world enduring classics like Notre-Dame de Paris and Les Misérables. His life was shaped by both literary ambition and political conviction, which gives his work unusual force and feeling.
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