Novelist, poet and dramatist, best known in the UK for Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, 1831. As an outspoken republican he lived outside France for 15 years, first in Belgium, then Jersey, then Guernsey, returning in 1870 when Napoleon III fell from power.
The photo shows Hugo looking wistful in Jersey.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Victor Hugo
The quotation from Hugo is very well-chosen. He was exiled from France for 15...
A worldwide association of people who share an interest in the life and works of Charles Dickens, based at the Charles Dickens Museum since 1925.
Children's storybook character. The creation of A.A. Milne, inspired by the teddy bear, made in Acton, belonging to his son Christopher Robin. The toy was named 'Winnie' after a Canadian black bear...
Author and filmmaker. Born in the former Czechoslovakia. Co-author of 'Prague in the Shadow of the Swastika', 'Prague; The Turbulent Century' and 'Prague 1900 - 2000'. He made the television series...
Writer and philanthropist. Born in Ebenezer Square, Whitechapel. He became deeply involved with the Zionist cause, and travelled widely; speaking and writing on its behalf. His works earned him the...
John H. Watson, MD, friend of Sherlock Holmes.
Became king aged 10, following the deaths of first his elder brother, then his father, Edward the Black Prince, and then his grandfather, Edward III. The Peasant's Revolt occurred when he was king...
The scholars are on the central facade of the building: boy to left, girl to right, with the British Royal coat of arms between. Above th...
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