Victor Hugo: The Complete Novels + A Biography of the Author

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by Victor Hugo

Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic Movement. He is considered one of the greatest and best known French writers. In France, Hugo's literary fame comes first from his poetry but also rests upon his novels and his dramatic achievements. Among many volumes of poetry, Les Contemplations and La Legende des siecles stand particularly high in critical esteem. Outside France, his best-known works are the acclaimed novels Les Miserables, 1862, and Notre-Dame de Paris, 1831 (known in English as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). In this book: Notre-Dame de Paris The Hunchback of Notre Dame Translator: Isabel F. Hapgood Toilers of the Sea Translator: W. Moy Thomas The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Translated by T.H. Joyce and Arthur Locker."

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Classic Literature, Ebooks, Collections

5534 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 21, 2017

About the author

After Napoleon III seized power in 1851, French writer Victor Marie Hugo went into exile and in 1870 returned to France; his novels include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831) and Les Misérables (1862).

This poet, playwright, novelist, dramatist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, and perhaps the most influential, important exponent of the Romantic movement in France, campaigned for human rights. People in France regard him as one of greatest poets of that country and know him better abroad.

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really do love reading Hugo's works. Les Misérables is my favorite, and I am constantly rereading it.
But it was nice seeing where he started with his writing and how he progressed. Hans of Iceland, his first novel, I found inspiring. Not because the story was good, but you can imagine a young man and his struggle to command the written word to create the essence of the world his characters lived in. It is always a pleasure to be able to read an author's work in the order that they are written. You get much more insight into their personal growth as a person, and a writer.
A very good read!

[Mohomoud Omar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb

Absolutely terrific reading. Highly recommended novels.
Read all of them you will thank me later. The condemned is best one