Author

Books by Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was a French poet, playwright, and novelist who dominated French Romanticism and is considered one of the greatest writers in the French literary tradition. His major works include The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), Les Misérables (1862), and extensive poetry collections. Hugo was also a prominent political figure who opposed Napoleon III's coup and spent nineteen years in exile. He returned to France in 1870 and was received as a national hero.