Under Sentence of Death - Or, a Criminal's Last Hours - Together With - Told Under Canvas and Claude Gueux

This volume contains three works by the seminal French writer Victor Hugo, including "e;Under Sentence of Death, or A Criminal's Last Hour"e;, "e;Told Under Canvas"e;, and "e;Claude Gueux"e;. A fantastic collection and a must-have for fans and Hugo's work. Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885) was a French novelist, dramatist, and poet belonging to the Romantic movement. He is widely hailed as one of the most accomplished and well-known French writers, originally achieving renown for his poetical endeavours-the most notable of which are the volumes "e;Les Contemplations"e; and "e;La Legende des siecles"e;. Outside of his native country, Hugo's best-known works are his novels: "e;Les Miserables"e; (1862) and "e;Notre-Dame de Paris"e; (1831), commonly known as "e;The Hunchback of Notre-Dame"e;. Aside from his literary achievements, he also produced over 4,000 beautiful drawings and was a prominent campaigner for social and political issues, including the abolition of capital punishment. We are proudly republishing this vintage detective novel now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.