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"A Fight with a Cannon" is a short story by Victor Hugo narrating an effort to deal with a wayward cannon destroying a French warship. Entertaining and intelligent, it is highly recommended for fans of historical fiction and is not to be missed by collectors of Hugo's seminal work. Victor Marie Hugo (1802 – 1885) was a French novelist, dramatist, and poet belonging to the Romantic movement. He is widely hailed as one of the most accomplished and...
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This volume contains three works by the seminal French writer Victor Hugo, including "Under Sentence of Death, or A Criminal's Last Hour", "Told Under Canvas", and "Claude Gueux". A fantastic collection and a must-have for fans and Hugo's work. Victor Marie Hugo (1802 – 1885) was a French novelist, dramatist, and poet belonging to the Romantic movement. He is widely hailed as one of the most accomplished and well-known French writers, originally...
4) Claude Gueux
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Written by Victor Hugo in 1834, "Claude Gueux" is a short story considered to be an example of early 'true crime' fiction. Within it, Hugo presents his still-developing ideas concerning societal injustice three decades before he would imbue them into his seminal novel "Les Miserables". An exciting and thought-provoking tale, "Claude Gueux" constitutes a must-read for fans of Hugo's work. Victor Marie Hugo (1802 – 1885) was a French novelist, dramatist,...
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"Told Under Canvas" is a novel by French writer Victor Hugo. Victor Marie Hugo (1802 – 1885) was a French novelist, dramatist, and poet belonging to the Romantic movement. He is widely hailed as one of the most accomplished and well-known French writers, originally achieving renown for his poetical endeavours-the most notable of which are the volumes "Les Contemplations" and "La Légende des siècles". Outside of his native country, Hugo's best-known...
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"Under Sentence of Death - Or, a Criminal's Last Hours" is a fictional account of the trial and sentencing of a man that ultimately leads to his death. A thought-provoking insight to a criminal's last moments, "Under Sentence of Death" is not to be missed by fans of Hugo's work, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Victor Marie Hugo (1802 – 1885) was a French novelist, dramatist, and poet belonging to the Romantic movement....
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Extrait : "I — Mille huit cent onze ! — Ô temps o des peuples sans nombre Attendaient prosternés sous un nuage sombre Que le ciel eût dit oui ! Sentaient trembler sous eux les états centenaires, Et regardaient le Louvre entouré de tonnerres, Comme un Mont-Sinaï ! Courbés comme un cheval qui sent venir son maître, Ils se disaient ente eux : — Quelqu'un de grand va naître ! L'immense empire attend un héritier demain. Qu'est -ce que le...
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À la prison de Bicêtre, un condamné à mort note heure par heure les événements d'une journée dont il apprend qu'elle sera la dernière. Il rappelle les circonstances de la sentence, puis de son emprisonnement et la raison qui le fait écrire, jusqu'au moment où il lui sera physiquement impossible de continuer. Décrivant sa cellule, détaillant la progression de la journée, évoquant d'horribles souvenirs comme le ferrement des forçats,
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