The Hugo, Victor 1802-1885 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History" by Victor Hugo is a Gothic novel published in 1869. Set in late 17th-century England, it follows Gwynplaine, a young nobleman disfigured as a child by royal command, his face carved into a permanent grin. Traveling with a philosopher and a blind girl he rescued, Gwynplaine becomes a carnival performer whose grotesque smile provokes laughter and desire. When his true identity surfaces, he's thrust into a cruel aristocratic world that destroyed him, forcing a confrontation between his past and present. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Laughs Translation of: L'homme Qui Rit Release date is 2004-06-01 Steven desJardins and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders Original publication data not identified Historical fiction Great Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714 -- Fiction England -- Fiction Clowns -- Fiction Mouth -- Wounds and injuries -- Fiction Traveling theater -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- James II, 1685-1688 -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12587 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12587 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133311.0 12587