Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 723 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor L'homme Qui Rit Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Laughs https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Homme_qui_rit Produced by Carlo Traverso, Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "L'homme Qui Rit" by Victor Hugo is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. This work intertwines themes of social critique and human struggle, introducing the central characters Ursus, a misanthropic performer and physician, and his unique companion, a wolf named Homo. Together, they navigate a world marked by aristocracy, oppression, and exploitation. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Ursus and Homo, who share a deep friendship blending the human and animal experience. Ursus is depicted as a vagabond and entertainer who performs in public spaces while practicing herbal medicine. Despite his whimsical profession, he harbors a profound dissatisfaction with humanity, often criticizing the state of the world around him. The opening also sets the stage for the exploration of societal themes as it hints at the existence of the comprachicos, a group known for distorting and exploiting children for the amusement of the elite. This allegorical narrative lays the groundwork for the reflection on the human condition and social injustices that Hugo is known for. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Historical fiction Great Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714 -- Fiction England -- Fiction Clowns -- Fiction Mouth -- Wounds and injuries -- Fiction Traveling theater -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- James II, 1685-1688 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1357012 2025-07-03T04:17:08.288027 text/html 1368966 2015-03-23T10:52:08 text/html 586123 2025-07-03T04:17:23.358930 application/epub+zip 604297 2025-07-03T04:17:11.085062 application/epub+zip 604297 2025-07-03T04:17:09.490996 application/epub+zip 1023485 2025-07-03T04:17:32.374401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 986648 2025-07-03T04:17:22.186955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 965482 2022-09-03T07:22:11.067336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1301674 2025-07-03T04:17:04.611085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1301634 2015-03-23T10:52:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1243238 2015-03-23T10:52:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22637 2025-07-03T04:17:32.516388 application/rdf+xml 12168 2025-07-03T04:17:10.023015 image/jpeg 3278 2025-07-03T04:17:09.757997 image/jpeg 497838 2015-03-23T10:54:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 489521 2015-03-23T10:54:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 506726 2015-03-23T10:54:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 569901 2025-07-03T04:17:08.398026 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