390 Victor Hugo
The History of Literature
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame of Paris
The hunchback of notre dame sounds like a cracking good story. And le miserable might be even better as a story. Customers reportedly showed up with wheelbarrows to buy the book in bulk and resell it to an eager public. hugo was a blend of political beliefs that represented his era. He could be nestalgic for napoleon and admire his greatness, though he also believed in a republic and fought to bring it about.
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