Project Gutenberg 2015-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 445 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor Campbell, Gilbert, Sir 1838 1899 Under Sentence of Death; Or, a Criminal's Last Hours Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Day_of_a_Condemned_Man "Together with Told Under Canvas and Claude Gueux" Under sentence of death; or, a criminal's last hours -- Told under canvas: Bug-Jargal -- Claude Gueux. Produced by Andrew Sly, Cindy Beyer, Al Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Under Sentence of Death; Or, a Criminal's Last Hours" by Victor Hugo is a poignant fiction work written in the mid-19th century. The narrative plunges readers into the dire psychological turmoil of a condemned man facing execution, who reflects on the weight of his impending death while grappling with memories of a life once filled with freedom and joy. The story deeply explores themes of justice, morality, and the human condition, allowing empathy for its tragic protagonist, who is merely identified through his chilling fate rather than by name. At the start of the narrative, we meet a nameless prisoner who has been sentenced to death and is grappling with the haunting weight of this reality. For five weeks, he has wrestled with the crushing specter of his impending execution, detailing his memories of freedom and beauty now overshadowed by despair. As he prepares for his last moments, the grim surroundings of his dungeon and the judgment of society loom large, forcing him into profound reflections on his crime, his loved ones, and the nature of justice itself. His vivid thoughts are interspersed with encounters with prison guards, a priest, and fellow condemned men, each contributing to the somber atmosphere as he awaits the certainty of his fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 575193 2025-09-20T06:06:11.568153 text/html 555491 2024-10-22T23:09:32 text/html 446363 2025-09-20T06:06:22.206087 application/epub+zip 445647 2025-09-20T06:06:12.978156 application/epub+zip 389878 2025-09-20T06:06:12.285162 application/epub+zip 559841 2025-09-20T06:06:28.817094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457052 2025-09-20T06:06:21.235130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401334 2022-09-22T15:42:08.747410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489071 2025-09-20T06:06:10.258209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 469162 2024-10-22T23:09:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17343 2025-09-20T06:06:28.988058 application/rdf+xml 20714 2025-09-20T06:06:12.384138 image/jpeg 2800 2025-09-20T06:06:12.335155 image/jpeg 310195 2025-09-20T06:06:11.611167 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 fr.wikipedia