WELCOME TO VICTOR HUGO ONLINE
Victor Hugo lead an extraordinary life during a crucial turning point in world history. Hugo's literary works and later, his political career weilded great influence and eventually catapulted his reputation around the world brining him much controversy. He spent much of his life in France with the exception of his 19 year exile, but his poetry, novels, and plays touched the lives of people from around the globe and continues to attract new admirers.
This website is dedicated to the life and works of Victor Marie Hugo and the many adaptations by his admirers over a 100 year period of time. This is a callaborative effort which has many contributors. Feedback and new contribution is welcome. Send your information to info@hugo-online.org.
Featured Archive:
A CLOSE LOOK AT JOHN CHAMBERS' CONVERSATIONS WITH ETERNITY > Was Victor Hugo a lunatic or did ghosts really talk to him through a table? Those are the alternatives given by John Chambers in his Conversations With Eternity.
IN OTHER WORDS > About Swedish 19th century translations.
THE NOBEL NEIGHBOUR > The friendship between Alfred Nobel and Victor Hugo.
VISITING HUGO > Carl August Hagberg reports home from Paris in 1836.