
The Toilers of the Sea, by Victor Hugo, Officina Bodoni for Limited Editions Club (1960)
History has produced few storytellers whose works are as engrossing and entertaining as Victor Hugo (1802-1885), one of the greatest of all French writers. His continued fame largely comes from his celebrated novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (known in English as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Many forget that he was also one of the great French poets in history, with Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles being his most critically recognized verse. Hugo’s influence is substantial … Continue reading The Toilers of the Sea, by Victor Hugo, Officina Bodoni for Limited Editions Club (1960)