The History of a Crime

by Victor Hugo

Overview

The History of a Crime is Hugo’s important work concerning Napoleon III's takeover of France. It has been formatted for optimal viewing on the Nook and is equipped with an active Table of Contents for smooth and simple navigation!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014447027
Publisher:	A & L eBooks
Publication date:	05/20/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

"If a writer wrote merely for his time, I would have to break my pen and throw it away," the larger-than-life Victor Hugo once confessed. Indeed, this 19th-century French author's books — from the epic drama Les Misérables to the classic unrequited love story The Hunchback of Notre Dame — have spanned the ages, their themes of morality and redemption as applicable to our times as to his.

Date of Birth:

February 26, 1802

Date of Death:

May 22, 1885

Place of Birth:

Besançon, France

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

Pension Cordier, Paris, 1815-18