Biography of Victor Hugo, French Writer

On May 22, 1885, Victor Hugo, French author of the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables, died at the age of 83. A short introduction from the text book:

"Victor Hugo (February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French poet and novelist during the Romantic Movement. Among French readers, Hugo is best known as a poet, but to readers outside of France, he’s best known for his epic novels The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Misérables."