Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo was a French poet, playwright and novelist who became a leading figure of Romanticism. The author of Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame also campaigned against the death penalty and spent years in exile opposing Napoleon III.

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Guernsey · 1872

Alice Hugo remembered these household habits in Guernsey, including morning writing and an evening walk. The displayed year, 1872, represents a return visit with his family; her account does not date the routine precisely. Dawn and other uncertain times are shown as estimates.