Victor Hugo was born in Besancon in 1802. He was the son of an army general and a conservative mother. Most of his childhood was spent pursuing the campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. When Hugo was 16, his parents separated and Hugo went to live with his mother in Paris. He was both privately educated...

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo "The classic story of the triumph of grace and redemption, adapted for today's readers" by Jim Reimann W Publishing, 2001. 288 pages. Many years ago my mother received in the mail, every month or so, a volume of the "Readers' Digest...

One of Victor Hugo's most famous books is "Les Misérables." This is an exquisite book about Jean Valjean, a convict that had been recently released from prison for stealing a loaf of bread because he was hungry. He was a man of middle height, stout and hardy, in the strengt...

There are countries or individuals that have more power than others in the same community. This power depends on many details, most of which are very hard to see. Determining which of them is more important is even harder. So understanding Hugo's following words is very difficult: "Nothing in the ...

Victor Hugo's piece depicting the ill-fated criminal Claude Gueux is a portrayal of a common theme that happens in every day life. Gueux was an honest family man that turned bad due to the environmental factors of Paris, these factors made a rational man into an irrational man. This situation is ...

Shakespeare's King Lear When William Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear is read one can not help but notice the depth of the play. By using subtle and descriptive characterization Shakespeare is able to create a character that his audience can feel for. Furthermore, with these chara...