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Ninety-Three (Quatrevingt-treize) is the last novel by the French writer Victor Hugo. Published in 1874, three years after the bloody upheaval of the Paris Commune that resulted out of popular reaction to Napoleon III's failure to win the Franco-Prussian War , the novel concerns the Revolt in the Vendée and Chouannerie – the ...
- Victor Hugo
- 1874
L’action se déroule vers 1793, au cœur des années les plus terribles de la Révolution française, la Terreur. L’ouvrage est un mélange d’histoire et de fiction, où Hugo peint les personnages, tels qu’un observateur objectif les verrait dans la salle1.
Apr 11, 2001 · Quatrevingt-treize décrit les affres d'un pays déchiré entre révolutionnaires, contre-révolutionnaires révoltés, la difficulté de faire avancer de concert Revolution et République, au-delà de cette date fatidique. Quatrevingt-treize, c'est tout d'abord une affiche de choc, le
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Jan 1, 2006 · A free eBook of the novel Quatrevingt-Treize by Victor Hugo, set in the French Revolution. Download or read online in various formats, including EPUB, Kindle, and HTML.
A review of Hugo's last novel, set in the Vendée during the French Revolution, where he explores the themes of violence, betrayal and terror. The novel features three protagonists with different political views and personal histories, reflecting Hugo's own family background and his commitment to the revolutionary cause.
The number "quatre-vingt" only takes an s in round numbers, i.e. quantities ending in 80: quatre-vingts, or deux cent quatre-vingts etc. For all other numbers it is invariable, as in the examples above such as quatre-vingt-six..
Overview. In Britain, during the revolution, the nephew of the Marquis de Lantenac, Gawain (P. Capellani) befriends Cimourdain (H. Krauss), a priest who follows the precepts of the Revolution.
