Victor HugoFrench, 1802–1885La légende des siècles
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “La légende des siècles” now? Collection: Maison de Victor Hugo – Hauteville House, Paris. Unknown.
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 864
In the catalog
Sources
- Maison de Victor Hugo – Hauteville House
- Image: Maison de Victor Hugo – Hauteville House — CC0 Paris Musées / Maisons de Victor Hugo Paris-Guernesey; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Victor Hugo
The whole life12 October 1822
Marriage to Adèle Foucher
Hugo marries Adèle Foucher, whom he has known since childhood.
1827
The preface to Cromwell
In the preface to his published drama Cromwell, Hugo rejects the unities of place and time and argues for Romantic theater.
March 1831
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is published, giving the Gothic cathedral a leading role.
1848–1851
The drawing years
Turning to politics and setting literary work aside, Hugo makes drawing his sole creative pursuit during these years.
1851
Exile after the coup
After opposing Louis Napoleon's coup, Hugo flees to Belgium; the Channel Islands subsequently become his refuge.
1862
Les Misérables is published
Les Misérables appears in print for the first time.
