Victor Marie Hugo - biography.

Victor Marie Hugo - biography. French poet, novelist, and dramatist Birth February 26, 1802 Death May 22, 1885 Place of Besançon, France Birth Known as The leader of the romantic movement in France Milestones 1819-1821 Published the magazine Conservateur Littéraire (Literary Conservator) with his brothers 1822 Married Adèle Foucher and published the first of his books of poetry, Odes et poésies diverses (Miscellaneous Odes and Poems), for which he was awarded a pension by Louis XVIII 1823 Published his first novel, Han d'Islande (Han of Iceland), a romance set in Norway during the 17th-century 1827 Published the verse drama Cromwell, which established him as a proponent of the romantic movement 1831 Published Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1833), the story of the disfigured Quasimodo, set in 15th-century Paris 1834 Published the novel Claude Gueux and a collection of prose writing in Littératures et philosophie mêlées (Literature and Philosophy Combined) 1841 Gained election to the French Academy after previous failed attempts 1851 Was banished from France by Napoleon III; spent time in Belgium and in 1855 moved to Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, where he lived in exile for 15 years 1862 While in exile, published the novel Les Misérables, a story depicting inequalities in French society 1870 Returned to Paris and published a book of poetry, L'année terrible (The Terrible Year), two years later 1874 Published his last novel, Quatre-vingt-treize (Ninety-Three) Did You Hugo was heavily involved in politics, joining the French National Assembly in 1848 and working as a senator after his election in 1876. Know After Hugo's daughter and her husband tragically died by drowning, Hugo expressed his anguish in a collection of poetry titled Les Contemplations (1856). When Hugo died, France publicly mourned his loss as he lay in state under the Arc de Triomphe. He is buried in the Panthéon, a shrine that honors French heroes. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.