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Portrait of the famous French writer Victor Hugo with the historic Notre-Dame de Reims in the background.

Victor Hugo

Victor-Marie Hugo was a famous French writer and poet. He was born on 26 February 1802 in Besançon, a city in Eastern France. Hugo grew up moving around because his father was in the Napoleonic army. He loved books and started writing poems when he was just fifteen years old.

Hugo is best known for two wonderful books: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables. These stories are still read and loved by many people today. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame even helped people care more about the beautiful Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

Besides his famous books, Hugo wrote many poems and plays. He also spoke up for fair treatment for everyone and believed in giving people a chance to share their ideas freely. Hugo’s writings often talked about big questions of the time, like helping those in need and making sure everyone could vote and get an education.

When Hugo passed away on 22 May 1885, he was honored with a big funeral in Paris. Over two million people walked in his funeral, showing how much they admired him. Today, many places around the world remember Hugo with statues, streets named after him, and even a crater on the planet Mercury.

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Portrait of Sophie Trébuchet, mother of famous French author Victor Hugo.
Portrait of General Joseph-Leopold Sigisbert Hugo, a 19th-century French military officer.
Portrait of Victor Hugo, a famous French writer, painted in 1829 by Achille Devéria.
Illustration of Monsieur Madeleine from the book 'Les Misérables' by Victor Hugo, painted by Gustave Brion in 1862.
An illustration of Cosette sweeping from the classic novel 'Les Misérables' by Victor Hugo, created by French illustrator Émile Bayard in 1862.
Illustration of Quasimodo from 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' showing a famous scene from the novel.
Portrait of Victor Hugo, a famous French writer and politician, from 1848.
A photograph of the famous writer Victor Hugo standing on a rocky outcrop during the 1850s.
Portrait of the famous French author Victor Hugo, taken in 1861.
A sculpted bust of the famous French writer Victor Hugo, created by artist Auguste Rodin and displayed in a museum in Copenhagen.
A fun cartoon-style drawing of Victor Hugo, the famous French poet.

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