The Man Who Laughs By Victor Hugo

The Man Who Laughs is a philosophical and dramatic romance novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit.

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It takes place in England beginning in 1690 and extends into the early 18th-century reign of Queen Anne, depicting England's royalty and aristocracy of the time as cruel and power-hungry. The novel follows the life of a young nobleman who was disfigured as a child on the orders of the king.

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• Exiled and renamed "Gwynplaine", he travels with his protector and companion, the vagabond philosopher Ursus, and Dea, whom he rescued as a baby during a snowstorm.
• Gwynplaine's mutilated face is stuck in a permanent grin.
• In his famous speech to the Lords, Gwynplaine says he is a symbol — he embodies humanity as its masters have made it.
• Hugo touches on his recurring theme of "la misère", criticizing the nobility's violence and oppression and the passivity of the people.

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Book Details

Title: The Man Who Laughs
Author: Victor Hugo
Language: English
Category: Classic & Philosophy Books