Notre Dame, And, the Last Day of a Condemned (Classic Reprint)

Notre Dame, And, the Last Day of a Condemned (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334121968
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Languages : en
Pages : 680

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Excerpt from Notre Dame, And, the Last Day of a Condemned It is this idea which underlies and issues from a romance, this something which it is the function of that form of art to create, this epical value, that I propose chie y to seek and, as far as may be, to throw into relief, in the present study. It is thus, I believe, that we shall see most clearly the great stride that Hugo has taken beyond his predecessors, and how, no longer content with expressing more or less abstract relations of man to man, he has set before himself the task of realizing, in the language of romance, much of the invo lution of our complicated lives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Notre Dame, And, the Last Day of a Condemned (Classic Reprint)

Notre Dame, And, the Last Day of a Condemned (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334121968
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 680

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Excerpt from Notre Dame, And, the Last Day of a Condemned It is this idea which underlies and issues from a romance, this something which it is the function of that form of art to create, this epical value, that I propose chie y to seek and, as far as may be, to throw into relief, in the present study. It is thus, I believe, that we shall see most clearly the great stride that Hugo has taken beyond his predecessors, and how, no longer content with expressing more or less abstract relations of man to man, he has set before himself the task of realizing, in the language of romance, much of the invo lution of our complicated lives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Notre Dame

Notre Dame PDF Author: Victor Hugo
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Category : Capital punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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Notre Dame

Notre Dame PDF Author: Victor Hugo
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Category : Capital punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 636

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The Last Day of a Condemned Man

The Last Day of a Condemned Man PDF Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher: Newcomb Livraria Press
ISBN: 3989887181
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123

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A new 2023 translation into American English from the original French manuscripts of Victor Hugo's classic 1829 The Last Day of a Condemned Man. Hugo's classic early novel is a powerful indictment of the death penalty and a plea to end capital punishment completely. This edition contains an afterword by the translator, a timeline of Hugo's life and a summary of each of Hugo's major works chronologically. This novel follows the thoughts and emotions of a man who is sentenced to death, leading up to his execution. It influenced many novels after it, including Dostoevsky's Notes from a Dead House, Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich". The work is considered a classic of French literature and played a significant role in the abolition of the death penalty in France in the 20th century.

Notre Dame. The last day of a condemned

Notre Dame. The last day of a condemned PDF Author: Victor Hugo
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The Last Day of a Condemned Man

The Last Day of a Condemned Man PDF Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513294245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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The Last Day of a Condemned Man (1829) is a short novel by Victor Hugo. Having witnessed several executions by guillotine as a young man, Hugo devoted himself in his art and political life to opposing the death penalty in France. Praised by Dostoevsky as “absolutely the most real and truthful of everything that Hugo wrote,” The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a powerful story from an author who defined nineteenth century French literature. If you knew when and where you would die, how would you spend your final moments? For Hugo’s unnamed narrator, such an existential question is made reality. Sentenced to death for an unspecified crime, he reflects on his life as its last seconds wane in the shadows of a cramped prison cell. Recording his emotional state, observations, and conversations with a priest and fellow prisoner, the condemned man forces us to not only recognize his humanity, but question our own. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Victor Hugo’s The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.

Catalog of Reprints in Series

Catalog of Reprints in Series PDF Author:
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) PDF Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 178877292X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150

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This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Victor Hugo’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Hugo includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Hugo’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Catalog of Reprints in Series

Catalog of Reprints in Series PDF Author: Robert Merritt Orton
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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The Last Day of a Condemned Man: Large Print

The Last Day of a Condemned Man: Large Print PDF Author: Victor Hugo
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ISBN: 9781722797010
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Languages : en
Pages : 224

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The Last Day of a Condemned ManUnder Sentence of Deathby Victor HugoDeeply shocking in its time, this is a profound and moving tale and a vital work of social commentary. A man vilified by society and condemned to death for his crime wakes every morning knowing that this day might be his last. With the hope for release his only comfort, he spends his hours recounting his life and the time before his imprisonment. But as the hours pass, he knows that he is powerless to change his fate. He must follow the path so many have trod before him-the path that leads to the guillotine.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.