A new 2023 translation into American English from the original French manuscripts of Victor Hugo's classic early drama Cromwell. The Preface to this play is one of his most famous and was considered the "manifesto" of the romantic movement, and was instrumental in the French Revolution against the monarchy.
Fiction & literature
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A French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement, Hugo is considered one of the greatest and best-known French writers. He was a contemporary of Dickens, whom he met in person.