Hugo, Victor 1802-1885 creator Campbell, Gilbert, Sir 1838-1899 text utu 2015 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Under Sentence of Death; Or, a Criminal's Last Hours" by Victor Hugo is a novella first published in 1829. It recounts the thoughts and fears of a man condemned to die by guillotine in 19th-century France. Written to advocate for abolishing the death penalty, the work traces the prisoner's psychological transformation as he awaits execution, recording his observations of prison life while never revealing his name or crime. The story culminates on his final day as reality closes in. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Under sentence of death; or, a criminal's last hours -- Told under canvas: Bug-Jargal -- Claude Gueux. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Day_of_a_Condemned_Man "Together with Told Under Canvas and Claude Gueux" Release date is 2015-09-19 Produced by Andrew Sly, Cindy Beyer, Al Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50010 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50010 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134141.0 50010