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Hugo

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Hu·go  (hyg, ü-g), Victor Marie 1802-1885.
French writer who went into exile after Napoleon III seized power (1851), returning to France in 1870. His novels include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831) and Les Misérables (1862).
Hugo [ˈhjuːgəʊ (French) ygo]
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(Biographies / Hugo, Victor (Marie) (1802-1885) M, French, WRITING: poet, WRITING: novelist, THEATRE: dramatist) Victor (Marie) (viktɔr). 1802-85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France. His works include the volumes of verse Les Feuilles d'automne (1831) and Les Contemplations (1856), the novels Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) and Les Misérables (1862), and the plays Hernani (1830) and Ruy Blas (1838)
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Noun1.HugoHugo - French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
Victor Hugo, Victor-Marie Hugo


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