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Henwrote such works as Les Miserables, The Hunchback of NotrenDame, and a whole lot of poetry.
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nBornnin France on this day in 1802, Victor Hugo grew up at a time whennFrance was in a fair amount of chaos: Napoleon was proclaimed Emperornwhen he was a toddler, and his father was a high-ranking officer innNapoleon’s army. However, Hugo’s mom was a Royalist who apparentlynhung out with people who tried to oust Napoleon! When Hugo was anteen, a Bourbon was crowned king once again. Years later Napoleon IIIntook over as ruler of France in a coup d’etat.n(Napoleon II, son of the Napoleon, never actually rulednFrance.) At that point, Hugo exiled himself to Belgium and thenChannel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey. He only left Guernsey whennNapoleon III was kicked out of power.
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nInnaddition to being one of the most famous authors in history, VictornHugo is listed as being a visual artist, statesman, human rightsnactivist, and promoter of the Romantic movement—the revolt ofnartists and writers against aristocratic ways and also, to somenextent at least, against the scientific viewpoint of nature.
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n“An man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is an visible labor and there is an invisible labor.”
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n“Alln the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose timen has come.”
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n“Asn the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.”
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n“Changen your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keepn intact your roots.”
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nCelebratenHugo! n
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nKidsFreeSoulsn offers a short Hugo biography and online versions of his works.
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nOnen of Hugo’s most famous books is Then Hunchback of Notre Dame.n Watch the Disney movie…or enjoy these coloring pages from then movie.
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nWestern showman Buffalo Bill Cody’s birthday
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nAnniversary of a patent for a glass-blowing machine
