L'homme Qui Rit by Victor Hugo
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"L'homme Qui Rit" by Victor Hugo is a philosophical and dramatic novel published in April 1869. Set in late 17th and early 18th century England, it follows the fate of Gwynplaine, a young boy abandoned by comprachicos—child traders who mutilate children for profit. Left with a face carved into a permanent smile, Gwynplaine's path crosses with Ursus, a wandering philosopher, and his wolf companion. Hugo weaves together themes of aristocracy, human cruelty,
and social injustice in this sweeping tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 |
|---|---|
| Title | L'homme Qui Rit |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Laughs fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Homme_qui_rit |
| Credits |
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714 -- Fiction |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
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| Subject | Mouth -- Wounds and injuries -- Fiction |
| Subject | Traveling theater -- Fiction |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- James II, 1685-1688 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 5423 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Mar 23, 2015 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1235 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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