Victor Hugo
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Toilers of the Sea (1866) is a novel by Victor Hugo. Written while Hugo was living in exile on the island of Guernsey, Toilers of the Sea is a story of adventure that expresses the everyday struggles of a fool in love while capturing the changes wrought by political and economic revolution in Europe. "Gilliatt lived in the parish of St. Sampson. He was not liked by his neighbours; and there were reasons for that fact." Viewed as an outsider by the...
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Duke Classics
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Immerse yourself in one of the classic masterpieces of Western literature. Victor Hugo's sweeping epic The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a timeless tale of unrequited love that also touches on themes of jealousy, passion, purity, social justice, and moral goodness.
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E. Flammarion
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[1926]
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Notre-Dame de Paris (titre complet: Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482) est un roman historique de l'écrivain français Victor Hugo, publié en 1831. Les deux premiers livres (I et II) du roman suivent Pierre Gringoire, poète sans le sou. Gringoire est l'auteur d'un mystère qui doit être représenté le 6 janvier 1482 au Palais de justice en l'honneur d'une ambassade flamande. Le livre III évoque la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, son histoire et ses...
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Nelson
Pub. Date
[1936?]
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Une édition de référence d'Han d'Islande de Victor Hugo, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« Voilà plusieurs matins que vous m'abordez avec des paupières rouges et gonflées, avec des yeux qui ont pleuré et veillé. Voilà plusieurs journées, Éthel, que je passe dans le silence, sans que votre voix essaie de m'arracher à la sombre méditation de mon passé. Vous êtes auprès de moi plus triste que moi...
7) Ninety-three
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Carroll & Graf
Pub. Date
c1988
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Ninety-Three (1874) is the final novel of Victor Hugo. As a work of historical fiction, the story is set during the period of conflict between the newly formed French Republic and the Royalists who sought to reverse the gains of the revolution. Praised for its morality and honest depiction of the horrors of war, Ninety-Three influenced such wide-ranging political thinkers as Joseph Stalin and Ayn Rand. "The soldiers forced cautiously. Everything was...
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Flammarion
Pub. Date
[1928]
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Quatrevingt-treize-selon la graphie voulue par l'auteur-est le dernier roman de Victor Hugo, dont l'action se déroule vers 1793. Paru en 1874, il a pour toile de fond les plus terribles années de la Révolution française: la Terreur. L'histoire débute avec le débarquement en Vendée du marquis de Lantenac, prenant la tête de la révolte contre-révolutionnaire de Vendée contre les partisans de la République. On assiste à la confrontation...
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P. F. Collier
Pub. Date
c1902
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Three hundred and forty-eight years, six months, and nineteen days ago to-day, the Parisians awoke to the sound of all the bells in the triple circuit of the city, the university, and the town ringing a full peal. The sixth of January 1482, is not, however, a day of which history has preserved the memory. There was nothing notable in the event, which thus set the bells and the bourgeois of Paris in a ferment from early morning. It was neither an assault...
10) Les misérables
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In nineteenth century France, a former convict tries to overcome his past and is asked to raise a prostitute's daughter, while being hounded by a policeman who vows to put him back behind bars.
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D.C. Heath & Co
Pub. Date
c1906
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Une édition de référence de Quatre-vingt-treize de Victor Hugo, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« Robespierre était rapide dans ses choix ; qualité d'homme d'État. Il prit dans le dossier qui était devant lui une feuille de papier blanc sur laquelle on lisait cet en-tête imprimé : RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, UNE ET INDIVISIBLE. COMITÉ DE SALUT PUBLIC. » (Chapitre III, Livre II, Partie I)
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A. C. McClurg
Pub. Date
[1886]
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William Shakespeare (1864) is an experimental biography by Victor Hugo. Written while the poet was living in exile on the island of Guernsey, William Shakespeare was doomed to fail at its conception. Condemned by critics who expected Hugo to focus on the works of the Elizabethan playwright, William Shakespeare is in reality a sweeping biography of literature itself, a touching tribute to the spirit of creativity which defines humanity's life on earth...
17) Les misérables
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PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, this is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling police officer and former prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. As revolution ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance, redemption, and love.
20) Les misérables
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Columbia TriStar Home Video/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
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The story of Valjean, the ex-convict who rises against all odds from galley slave to mayor, and the fanatical police inspector who dedicates his life to recapturing Valjean.