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Victor Hugo


Born
in Besançon, Doubs, France
February 26, 1802

Died
May 22, 1885

Genre

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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.

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“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”
Victor Hugo

“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.”
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
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KILLER ANGELS BY MICHAEL SHAARA
 
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THE TALE OF TWO CITIES BY CHARLES DICKENS
 
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ROB ROY BY WALTER SCOTT
 
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JOHNNY TREMAIN BY ESTHER FORBES
 
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IVANHOE BY WALTER SCOTT
 
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