Victor Hugo

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Victor Hugo

• Bob Ponterio

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Hugo's Life

• Born 1802
• Wrote
• Died 1885

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Literary works

• Cromwell (1827)
• Hernani (1830)
• Notre-Dame de Paris (1831)
• Les châtiments (1853)
• Ruy Blas (1838)
• Les contemplations (1856)
• Les misérables (1862)

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Early Life

• Victor Hugo grew up during the reign of Napoleon
  (until Waterloo in 1815) and later during the
  Restoration of the French monarchy (Louis XVIII
  Charles X). 

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Literary Works

• Victor Hugo was a prolific writer who is well
  known today for his many major French novels,
  plays, and poems.
• He was the leader of the movement called French
  Romanticism.
• He also played an important role in French
  politics, mostly supporting the poor - Les
  Misérables - and had to live part of his life in
  exile.

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Death

• Hugo returned to France from exile in 1970 and
  was welcomed as a national hero and treasure.
• His 79th birthday was celebrated with a parade
  lasting six hours. It passed before his home
  where he watched from his window.
• When he died at the age of 83, the entire country
  went into mourning