Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was the towering colossus of French letters—poet, novelist, dramatist, and political exile. He lived large in every sense: his funeral procession in Paris drew two million people, and his literary output was staggering. Hugo's activism against capital punishment and social injustice made him a hero to the common people of France. This author hub collects 2 works in the Canon Compass ranking, led by Les Misérables.