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Victor Hugo
French poet, novelist, and dramatist Victor Hugo, photograph by Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon). Hugo's best-loved works are the novels Notre-Dame de Paris (1831; The Hunchback of Notre-Dame) and Les Misérables (1862).
During his nearly 20-year exile from France, which lasted until 1870, Victor Hugo resided in several locations:
- Brussels: Hugo initially stayed in Brussels for one year following his departure from France.1
- Jersey: He subsequently moved to the island of Jersey in the English Channel, where he lived from 1852 to 1855.1
- Guernsey: After being expelled from Jersey, he relocated to the neighboring island of Guernsey, where he remained for the rest of his exile.1