Project Gutenberg 2011-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 295 Smith, George Barnett 1841 1909 Smith, G. Barnett (George Barnett) 12022436 Victor Hugo: His Life and Work Produced by Steven Gibbs, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Victor Hugo: His Life and Work" by George Barnett Smith is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life, trials, and literary achievements of the renowned French writer Victor Hugo, tracing his personal history and his contributions to poetry, novels, and drama. It particularly details his journey from a troubled childhood to becoming a celebrated figure of romantic literature, capturing his struggles and triumphs along the way. The opening of the book sets a historical context, noting the grandeur of France under Napoleon, paralleling it with the birth of Victor Hugo in 1802. It delves into Hugo's lineage, illuminating the significant influences from his family and environment that shaped his character and future aspirations. Early chapters describe his childhood struggles, including health issues and sentimentality, and highlight his early poetic endeavors and familial relationships, all of which would later feed into his expansive career as a poet, novelist, and social activist. The narrative sets the tone for a thorough exploration of Hugo's motivations, challenges, and the societal backdrop against which he wrote his powerful works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Authors, French -- 19th century -- Biography Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 PQ Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature Category: Biographies Category: French Literature 432112 2025-06-15T10:25:08.515519 text/html 437266 2011-10-05T19:39:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 315932 2011-10-05T19:39:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 418863 2025-06-15T10:25:18.152563 application/epub+zip 422054 2025-06-15T10:25:12.389546 application/epub+zip 245504 2025-06-15T10:25:10.878494 application/epub+zip 635057 2025-06-15T10:25:22.631471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595139 2025-06-15T10:25:17.149467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368648 2022-09-17T08:48:53.699931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398760 2025-06-15T10:25:07.731507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398304 2011-10-05T19:39:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156968 2011-10-05T19:39:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 398310 2011-10-05T19:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156592 2011-10-05T19:39:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20559 2025-06-15T10:25:22.781452 application/rdf+xml 15671 2025-06-15T10:25:11.473493 image/jpeg 3705 2025-06-15T10:25:11.167553 image/jpeg 402164 2025-06-15T10:25:08.562552 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia