When the French writer Victor Hugo died in 1885, nearly 2 million people joined his funeral procession in Paris. The poet, novelist and dramatist had written some of the most revered books of all time ...

Victor Hugo’s posthumous reputation rests mainly upon his magnificent and dauntingly prodigious output as a man of letters – as a novelist, a poet, a playwright and essayist, whose greatest work, “Les ...

John Hollander is the author of numerous books, including "Figurehead: And Other Poems," "Selected Poetry," "Tesserae and Other Poems" and the anthology "Committed to Memory." He is Sterling professor ...

Hugo's novel tops Amazon's best-seller list in France, following Monday's fire that ravaged the cathedral. The 19th century story was a campaign to get the cathedral restored. "The Hunchback Of Notre ...

Lovers of French literature the world over are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the masters of French writing, Victor Hugo, who was born February 26, 1802. But nowhere are the ...

The literary and political genius was one of the most famous people to have lived in Guernsey while he was exiled from his homeland. Honoured by the French Academy for a poem he wrote and wins first ...

Victor Hugo's name has deservedly been attached to the cry for social justice. Indeed, with such socially charged books such as Les Misérables (1863) and The Last Day of a Condemned Man (1829), the ...

Halston, which is streaming now on Netflix, details the rise and fall of the acclaimed fashion designer—and some of the men he dated along the way. The mini-series, which stars Ewan McGregor as ...