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The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History

by Victor Hugo

Plays · Romance · History

Open Library OL1063936W

The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History takes place in England beginning and extends into the early 18th-century reign of Queen Anne. The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History depicts England's royalty and aristocracy of the time as cruel and power-hungry.

About the author

Hugo’s Les Misérables is a novel about a convict, a pursuit, and a city, with essays set into the story on purpose. The English version in this catalog is a public-domain translation. More of this shelf for Victor Hugo.

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