The Greatest Works of Victor Hugo (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Les Misérables, Mary Tudor, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Oration on Voltaire, Cromwell...By Victor Hugo
Length193h 58m
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The Greatest Works of Victor Hugo gathers the monumental range of a writer who reshaped nineteenth-century literature: the social epic, the historical romance, the political lyric, and the visionary prose meditation. In works such as Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris, Hugo fuses melodrama, philosophical digression, gothic atmosphere, and moral inquiry into narratives of extraordinary scale. His style is expansive and orchestral, moving from intimate psychological portraiture to sweeping reflections on law, poverty, faith, revolution, and the destiny of nations, firmly placing him at the center of European Romanticism. Victor Hugo (1802–1885) lived through empire, monarchy, republic, revolution, and exile, and his writing bears the imprint of these upheavals. A poet, dramatist, novelist, and public conscience, he transformed personal grief and political struggle into art of enduring civic force. His opposition to tyranny, concern for the poor, and belief in moral progress shaped both his imagination and his public career. This volume is recommended to readers seeking not merely classic storytelling, but literature as ethical vision. It offers Hugo at his grandest: passionate, humane, rhetorically dazzling, and profoundly engaged with the sufferings and hopes of humanity.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length193 hrs 58 mins
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Table of contents
1The Greatest Works of Victor Hugo (Annotated)
105Chapter 32. The Wild-Cat in the Thicket.
2Introduction
106Chapter 33. Treachery and Vengeance.
3Author Biography
107Chapter 34. The Black Stick in Waiting.
4Historical Context
108Chapter 35. The Father of the Family.
5Synopsis (Selection)
109Chapter 36. They Judged Him as Themselves.
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6Les Misérables
110Chapter 37. The Victim of His Own Devices.
7Volume I. Fantine. (pt. 1)
111Chapter 38. Till Death Us Doth Sever.
8Volume I. Fantine. (pt. 2)
112Chapter 39. The Monster in His True Colors.
9Volume I. Fantine. (pt. 3)
113Chapter 40. The Motley Dress.
10Volume I. Fantine. (pt. 4)
114Chapter 41. Like Meets Like and Shudders.
11Volume I. Fantine. (pt. 5)
115Chapter 42. The Schemer Outwitted.
12Volume I. Fantine. (pt. 6)
116Chapter 43. Ghastly Trophies.
13Volume II. Cosette (pt. 1)
117Chapter 44. Brotherly Love.
14Volume II. Cosette (pt. 2)
118Chapter 45. Strict Justice.
15Volume II. Cosette (pt. 3)
119Chapter 46. Though Lost to Sight, to Memory Dear.
16Volume II. Cosette (pt. 4)
120Chapter 47
17Volume II. Cosette (pt. 5)
121Chapter 48
18Volume III Marius. (pt. 1)
122Chapter 49
19Volume III Marius. (pt. 2)
123Chapter 50
20Volume III Marius. (pt. 3)
124Chapter 51
21Volume III Marius. (pt. 4)
125Conclusion
22Volume III Marius. (pt. 5)
126Bug-Jargal (pt. 1)
23Volume IV. Saint-Denis. (pt. 1)
127Bug-Jargal (pt. 2)
24Volume IV. Saint-Denis. (pt. 2)
128Bug-Jargal (pt. 3)
25Volume IV. Saint-Denis. (pt. 3)
129The Last Day of a Condemned Man; or, A Criminal’s Last Hours
26Volume IV. Saint-Denis. (pt. 4)
130Claude Gueux (A Crime Story)
27Volume IV. Saint-Denis. (pt. 5)
131A Fight with a Cannon
28Volume IV. Saint-Denis. (pt. 6)
132Cromwell
29Volume IV. Saint-Denis. (pt. 7)
133Dramatis Personae.
30Volume V Jean Valjean (pt. 1)
134Act First. The Conspirators.
31Volume V Jean Valjean (pt. 2)
135Act Second. The Spies.
32Volume V Jean Valjean (pt. 3)
136Act Third. The Jesters.
33Volume V Jean Valjean (pt. 4)
137Act Fourth. The Sentinel
34Volume V Jean Valjean (pt. 5)
138Act Fifth. The Workmen.
35Volume V Jean Valjean (pt. 6)
139Marion De Lorme (pt. 1)
36The Man Who Laughs
140Marion De Lorme (pt. 2)
37PRELIMINARY CHAPTER. URSUS.
141Mary Tudor (pt. 1)
38PART I. (pt. 1)
142Mary Tudor (pt. 2)
39PART I. (pt. 2)
143Esmeralda
40PART I. (pt. 3)
144"My Daughter, Hence and Pray! See, Night is Stealing O'er Us"
41PART II. (pt. 1)
145The Tomb and the Rose
42PART II. (pt. 2)
146Medley of Philosophy and Literature
43PART II. (pt. 3)
147Napoleon the Little
44PART II. (pt. 4)
148BOOK I
45PART II. (pt. 5)
149BOOK II
46PART II. (pt. 6)
150BOOK III
47PART II. (pt. 7)
151BOOK IV THE OTHER CRIMES
48The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
152BOOK V PARLIAMENTARISM
49Preface.
153BOOK VI THE ABSOLUTION:—FIRST PHASE: THE 7,500,000 VOTES
50Book First.
154BOOK VII THE ABSOLUTION:—SECOND PHASE: THE OATH
51Book Second.
155BOOK VIII PROGRESS CONTAINED IN THE COUP D'ÉTAT
52Book Third.
156CONCLUSION—PART FIRST PETTINESS OF THE MASTER—ABJECTNESS OF THE SITUATION
53Book Fourth.
157CONCLUSION—PART SECOND FAITH AND AFFLICTION
54Book Fifth.
158"In Defense of His Son"1
55Book Sixth.
159Address to the Workman's Congress at Marseille
56Book Seventh. (pt. 1)
160Oration on Voltaire1
57Book Seventh. (pt. 2)
161The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
58Book Eighth.
162PREFACE.
59Book Ninth.
163AT RHEIMS. 1823-1838.
60Book Tenth. (pt. 1)
164RECOUNTED BY EYE-WITNESSES
61Book Tenth. (pt. 2)
165VISIONS OF THE REAL.
62Book Eleventh.
166THEATER
63Toilers of the Sea
167AT THE ACADEMY.
64PREFACE
168AN ELECTION SESSION.
65PART I.—SIEUR CLUBIN (pt. 1)
169AN ELECTION SESSION. March 28, 1850.
66PART I.—SIEUR CLUBIN (pt. 2)
170LOVE IN PRISON.
67PART I.—SIEUR CLUBIN (pt. 3)
171AT THE TUILERIES. 1844-1848.
68PART I.—SIEUR CLUBIN (pt. 4)
172IN THE CHAMBER OF PEERS. 1846.
69PART II.—MALICIOUS GILLIATT (pt. 1)
173GENERAL FABVIER
70PART II.—MALICIOUS GILLIATT (pt. 2)
1741848.
71PART II.—MALICIOUS GILLIATT (pt. 3)
175THE REVOLUTION OF 1848. (pt. 1)
72PART III.—DÉRUCHETTE
176THE REVOLUTION OF 1848. (pt. 2)
73Hans of Iceland
177SKETCHES MADE IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
74Chapter 1. The Mortuary and Its Visitors.
178LOUIS BONAPARTE.
75Chapter 2. Munckholm Fortress.
179THE SIEGE OF PARIS. EXTRACTS FROM NOTE-BOOKS
76Chapter 3. The Dandy's Confessions.
180THE ASSEMBLY AT BORDEAUX. EXTRACTS FROM NOTE-BOOKS.
77Chapter 4. Master and Man.
181Letter to the London News Regarding John Brown
78Chapter 5. The Bitterness Op Captivity.
182Letter to Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman on American Slavery
79Chapter 6. Gold is Often Bought Too Dearly.
183Victor Hugo: His Life and Work (Biography)
80Chapter 7. Checkmated.
184PRELIMINARY NOTE.
81Chapter 8. Be Faithful and Silent.
185Chapter I. Early Years.
82Chapter 9. The Code of Honor.
186Chapter II. Dawnings of Genius.
83Chapter 10. Tutor and Pupil.
187Chapter III. Victor Hugo's Humanitarianism.
84Chapter 11. Plots and Counterplots.
188Chapter IV. The Triumph of Romanticism.
85Chapter 12. Satan's Armory.
189Chapter V. 'Notre-Dame de Paris.'
86Chapter 13. The Loving Cup.
190Chapter VI. 'Marion De Lorme' and Other Dramas.
87Chapter 14. Greek Meets Greek.
191Chapter VII. Last Dramatic Writings.
88Chapter 15. The Chaplain's Free Pass.
192Chapter VIII. The French Academy.
89Chapter 16. The Woman and Her Master.
193Chapter IX. Personal and Political.
90Chapter 17. The Rallying-Cry.
194Chapter X. The Poet in Exile.
91Chapter 18. The Promised Rewards.
195Chapter XI. In Guernsey.—'Les Misérables.'
92Chapter 19. The Governor's Perplexities.
196Chapter XII. Literary and Dramatic.
93Chapter 20. The Stray Shot Struck Home.
197Chapter XIII. Paris and the Siege.
94Chapter 21. His Fears Were More Than Realized.
198Chapter XIV. 'Quatre-Vingt-Treize.'—Politics, Etc.
95Chapter 22. Friendship Has Claims.
199Chapter XV. Poems On Religion.
96Chapter 23. Sword and Gown.
200Chapter XVI. Public Addresses, Etc.
97Chapter 24. Beelzebub Himself.
201Chapter XVII. 'La Légende des Siècles,' Etc.
98Chapter 25. The Demon at Bay.
202Chapter XVIII. Honours to Victor Hugo.
99Chapter 26. Devoured Alive.
203Chapter XIX. Personal and Miscellaneous.
100Chapter 27. The Rash Intruder.
204Chapter XX. The Poet's Death and Burial.
101Chapter 28. The Credulous Hunter.
205Chapter XXI. Genius and Characteristics.
102Chapter 29. The Astrologer's Papers.
206Analysis
103Chapter 30. The Cause of Freedom.
207Reflection
104Chapter 31. No Quarter Given.
208Memorable Quotes
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Literarische Brücken zwischen Glauben und Logik: Ausgewählte Romane (Kommentiert)Victor Hugo, Lew Tolstoi, Fjodor M. Dostojewski, Klaus Mann, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Beckford, Nikolai Semjonowitsch Leskow, Charles Dickens, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Jeremias Gotthelf, Nikolai Gogol, Stendhal, Iwan Sergejewitsch Turgenew224h 37m$1 · $0.00
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