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Victor Hugo was a poet, a master of satire, and a playwright, among other things. His most famous works are listed below. If the title of the work is in blue, you can actually link to a page where the work is published online. Happy reading!
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Odes et Poésies Diverses (Miscellaneous Odes and Verses) |
1822 |
First book of poetry to be published |
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Han d'Islande (Han of Iceland) |
1823 |
First novel to be published |
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Bug-Jargal |
1824 |
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Odes et ballades (Odes and Ballads) |
1826 |
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Cromwell |
1827 |
historical drama |
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Les Orientales |
1829 |
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Marion de Lorme |
1829 |
based on the life of a 17th-century French courtesan; banned by censors |
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Hernani |
1830 |
poetic drama |
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Les feuilles d'automne (Autumn Leaves) |
1831 |
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Notre-Dame De Paris (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) |
1831 |
one of Hugo's most popular works, set in 15th century France |
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Le roi s'amuse (The King Amuses Himself) |
1832 |
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Lucrèce Borgia |
1833 |
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Claude Gueux |
1834 |
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Les chants du crépuscule (Songs of Twilight) |
1835 |
lyric poetry |
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Les voix intérieures (Inner Voices) |
1837 |
lyric poetry |
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Ruy Blas |
1838 |
lyric poetry |
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Les rayons et les ombres (Sunbeams and Shadows) |
1840 |
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Les burgraves (The Governors) |
1842 |
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Napoléon le petit (The Little Napoleon) |
1852 |
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Les châtiments (Punishments) |
1853 |
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Les contemplations |
1856 |
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La légende des siècles (The Legend of the Ages) |
1859-83 |
published in several different volumes |
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Les Misérables |
1862 |
Hugo's longest and most well known novel |
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Ninety-Three |
1874 |
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L'art d'être grand-père (The Art of Being a Grandfather) |
1877 |
Hugo's poems about his family life |
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