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Which major novels plays and poetry collections did Victor Hugo write?
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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).
Victor Hugo was a prolific French writer who produced a vast body of work across multiple genres. His major contributions include:
Novels
- The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831)12
- Les Misérables (1862)13
- Les Travailleurs de la mer (1866; The Toilers of the Sea)3
- L’Homme qui rit (1869; The Man Who Laughs)3
- Quatre-vingt-treize (1874; Ninety-three)3
- Le Dernier Jour d’un condamné (1829; The Last Days of a Condemned)2
Plays
- Cromwell (1827)1
- Hernani (1830)12
- Marion de Lorme (1829)2
- Le Roi s’amuse (1832)2
- Lucrèce Borgia (1833)2
- Marie Tudor (1833)2
- Angelo, tyran de Padoue (1835)2
- Ruy Blas (1838)12
- Les Burgraves (1843)2
Poetry Collections
- Les Châtiments (1853)14
- Les Contemplations (1856)14
- La Légende des siècles (1859, 1877, 1883)43
- Les Feuilles d’automne (1831)2
- Les Chants du crépuscule (1835)2
- Les Voix intérieures (1837)2
- Les Rayons et les ombres (1840)2