Victor Hugo

Bob Ponterio
 Hugo's Life
• • Victor
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prolific
Victor Hugo
writer whogrew
is up during
well known
• Born 1802 from exile in 1970
the reign
today of Napoleon
for hisas
welcomed many
and was
(until
major
a national
• Wrote Waterloo
during
French in novels,
1815) and
hero and treasure.
the Restoration
laterand
plays,
of the
poems.
• Died 1885 • His 79 birthday was
th
• He
French monarchy
was the (Louis
leader of the
celebrated with a parade
XVIIImovement
& Charlesof X).French
lasting six hours. It passed
Romanticism.
before his home where he
• He also played an window.
watched from his
important role in French
• When he died at the age of
politics
83, theand hadcountry
entire to live went
part
intoofmourning.
his life in exile.
 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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