Victor Hugo 1872 · Guernsey
Midday meal
12:00 · Start only
“breakfast time—noon.”
Verbatim excerpt · Alice Hugo (Madame Lockroy), interviewed by Stuart Oliver Henry
Line breaks and page markers omitted.
Family recollection recorded in an interviewOpen
French Essays and Profiles
1921 · chapter “Jeanne Hugo”
Printed p. 279 · Madame Lockroy’s recollection of Hauteville House
Passage: p. 279 · morning work and meal
Timing & context
A note on this hour
The hour is supplied, but not the meal’s length.
Remembered Guernsey habits · Remembered family routine
Alice Hugo recalls repeated household habits. Dawn varies with the season, so early positions are estimates. Noon and the 17:00–19:00 walk are explicit; this account is not combined with other timetables.
1872 is an editorial representative year from Hugo’s return to Guernsey, when Alice and his grandchildren stayed with him. Her recollection does not date the routine to a specific year.
Maisons de Victor Hugo · chronology and Guernsey returns ↗