The Man Who Laughs
Author | : Victor Hugo |
Publisher | : The Floating Press |
Total Pages | : 821 |
Release | : 2011-05-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781775452782 |
ISBN-13 | : 1775452786 |
Rating | : 4/5 (786 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Man Who Laughs written by Victor Hugo and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 821 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving away from the explicitly political content of his previous novels, Victor Hugo turns to social commentary in The Man Who Laughs, an 1869 work that was made into a popular film in the 1920s. The plot deals with a band of miscreants who deliberately deform children to make them more effective beggars, as well as the long-lasting emotional and social damage that this abhorrent practice inflicts upon its victims.