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100	1		_aSmith, George Barnett, _d1841-1909
245	1	0	_aVictor Hugo: His Life and Work
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2011
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2011-10-05
508			_aProduced by Steven Gibbs, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"Victor Hugo: His Life and Work" by George Barnett Smith is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life, trials, and literary achievements of the renowned French writer Victor Hugo, tracing his personal history and his contributions to poetry, novels, and drama. It particularly details his journey from a troubled childhood to becoming a celebrated figure of romantic literature, capturing his struggles and triumphs along the way. The opening of the book sets a historical context, noting the grandeur of France under Napoleon, paralleling it with the birth of Victor Hugo in 1802. It delves into Hugo's lineage, illuminating the significant influences from his family and environment that shaped his character and future aspirations. Early chapters describe his childhood struggles, including health issues and sentimentality, and highlight his early poetic endeavors and familial relationships, all of which would later feed into his expansive career as a poet, novelist, and social activist. The narrative sets the tone for a thorough exploration of Hugo's motivations, challenges, and the societal backdrop against which he wrote his powerful works. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aAuthors, French -- 19th century -- Biography
653			_aHugo, Victor, 1802-1885
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37635
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