Why his work engages me
-His work is poetic
-His work is historical
-I love reading about history as its really interesting
Biography
Victor Hugo was a French Poet, novelist and dramatist of the romantic movement
He was born 26th February 1802, Besançon France and died 22nd May 1885 Pars, France (aged 83)
He is buried in Panthéon, Paris
He had 5 children: Léopold Victor Hugo, Léopoldine Hugo, Charles Hugo, François-Victor Hugo, Adèle Hugo
He was married to Adèle Foucher (m 1822 D 1868)
political party: Party of order (1848-51), Independent liberal (1871), Republican Union (1876-85)
The genre he wrote in is Novel, Drama, Theater, Poetry
His notable works are Hernani, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ruy Blas, Les Chatiments, Les Contemplations, Les Legende des sicles, Les Miserables, Toilers of the sea.
Why his writing interests me
His writing interests me because is work is historical and he writes how life was in France and how people were treated, he also had political views in France.
Lily Dalley 
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