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Victor Hugo (Critical Survey of Poetry)

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Besides his rather prolific output in the field of poetry, Victor Hugo achieved prominence in two other genres as well. His novels, for which he is best known in the United States, span most of his literary career and include such recognizable titles as Le Dernier Jour d’un condamné (1829; The Last Day of a Condemned, 1840), Notre-Dame de Paris (1831; The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1833), and Les Misérables (1862; English translation, 1862). Hugo was a successful playwright in his time, but only Hernani (pr., pb....

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• Victor Hugo (Censorship (Ready Reference series))
• Victor Hugo (Critical Survey of Drama)
• Victor Hugo (Critical Survey of Poetry)
• Victor Hugo (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
• Victor Hugo (Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century)
• Victor Hugo (Magill Book Reviews)
• Victor Hugo (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
• Victor Hugo (Critical Survey of Long Fiction)

See Also:

• Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (Masterplots Classics)
• Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (Character Profiles)
• Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (Literary Places)
• Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (Magill Book Reviews)
• Les Misérables (Masterplots Classics)
• Les Misérables (Character Profiles)
• Les Misérables (Literary Places)
• Les Misérables (Magill Book Reviews)
• Poetry of Hugo, The (Masterplots Classics)
• Toilers of the Sea, The (Masterplots Classics)
• Toilers of the Sea, The (Character Profiles)
• Toilers of the Sea, The (Literary Places)
• French Long Fiction to the 1850’s (Topical Overview--Long Fiction)
• Explicating Poetry (Topical Overview--Poetry)