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 ...

Place des Vosges in Paris. The location of Victor Hugo's apartment for 16 years. image: Beckstet via Wikimedia Commons During a recent trip to Paris, I visited the former apartment of Victor Hugo, ...

Actress Lesley Nicol narrates a heartwarming story about Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables. Actress Lesley Nicol narrates the true story of Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables, and his wife ...

Friday is a big milestone for fans of the classic Les Misérables. On this day in 1862, author Victor Hugo completed the final chapter of his novel. Google is honoring the moment with a special logo.

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 ...

The French poet, novels and dramatist Victor Hugo is now best known for Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. But his friends, family and even acclaimed artists of his time—Vincent Van Gogh ...

The Maison de Victor Hugo on Place des Vosges unveils a lesser-known side of the writer's life with 'Hugo the decorator,' an ...

Victor Hugo was "the French equivalent of Shakespeare and Dickens", said Jonathan Jones in The Guardian. We've all absorbed the myths he created – "Les Misérables", "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" – ...