victor hugo was the most famous author in france during his lifetime
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Victor Hugo was the most famous author in France during his lifetime.
Victor Hugo’s coffin lies in state under the Arc de Triumph
Les Miserables is not about the original French
Revolution of 1789.It describes a student
revolution in June, 1832.
KingLouis XVI of France
MarieAntoinette
Hall of Mirrorsat Versailles
The king taxed the common people to pay for his palace; however, he did not tax the aristocrats.
What happens when a people’s rights are suppressed?
REVOLUTION!
What happened to the king and queen?
The execution of Marie
Antoinette
Napoleon Bonapart crowned himself
emperor. Although he was a
megalomaniac, he created programs
that helped the poor.
Coronation of Charles X
This is an original illustration from the first edition of Les Miserables.
Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix
Instead of writing out the name of a city, Victor Hugo sometimes just listed the first letter: D________ or M_______ sur M____
Why do you think he would do this?
D________ is the city of Digne
M________ sur M_____ is Montreuil sur Mer
Toulons Prison