1326. Ninety-Three [&] Things Seen, by Victor Hugo (read 20 Apr 1975) This was in a volume which also contained the Hugo novel Ninety-Three. Things Seen consists of journal-like accounts of things from 1838 to 1875--of varying interest. His account of Napoleon's funeral in 1840 is extremely interesting, as are his account of the death of Louis Phillippe's son, and of some of the trials he--Victor Hugo-- participated in while in the House of Peers. Finally, the book contains essays on Voltaire, Walter Scott, Byron, and Mirabeau. The last part of the book is reading I would never have done if it had not been contained in the volume with Ninety-Three, but I do not regret having read it. I am not yet satiated with Hugo and would not mind reading The Toilers of the Sea and The Man
Who Laughs--described in the World Book as "gripping novels." ( )

Quel roman que sa vie ! Et quel coup d'oeil ! Pour voir le XIX° siècle à travers le regard d'un génie, dans ces grands évènements comme dans les plus petits détails. Excellent livre de chevet ... ( )