Author

Publication

1997 - W.W. Norton & Co., New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

170,500 words, Guess

Page Count

682 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number97023596
  • Goodreads629171
  • LibraryThing219044

Classifications

  • DDC848/.709
  • LCCPQ2293 .R54 1997
  • DDCB

Description

In this biography of the great Victor Hugo, "by grasping the giant in his entirety, and in his many disguises, Robb rewards us with a panorama of French and European society from the Revolution to the dawn of the twentieth century."--Jacket.

First Sentence

VICTOR-MARIE HUGO, according to his father, was conceived 'almost in mid-air', by which he meant 'one of the highest peaks of the Vosges mountains'.

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Other Editions

  • Victor HugoW.W. Norton & Co.1997-01-01
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