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| Title: | The Man Who Laughs |
| Authors: | Hugo, Victor |
| Keywords: | novel;historical novel;England;17th century;romantism;ugly person;aristocracy |
| Issue Date: | 2022 |
| Abstract: | The Man Who Laughs is a novel that takes place in England in the 1680s and 1700s, during the reigns of James II and Queen Anne, respectively, and depicts England's royalty and aristocracy of the time as cruel and power-hungry. Hugo intended parallels between the England depicted and the France. The novel concerns the life of a young nobleman, also known as Gwynplaine, disfigured as a child (on the orders of the king), who travels with his protector and companion the vagabond philosopher Ursus and Dea the baby girl he rescues during a storm. The novel is famous for Gwynplaine's mutilated face, stuck in a permanent laugh. |
| URI: | https://tlor.svkos.cz/handle/123456789/140 |
| metadata.dc.rights.*: | PUBLIC DOMAIN This work is in Public Domain and no exclusive intellectual property rights apply to it in the countries of this e-library project. These rights has expired or been forfeited. Anyone can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking a permission. Still, who would like to use this text or quote a part of it, he or she is obliged to cite its author and source. |
| Appears in Collections: | The Love of Reading |
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