Les Misérables Author, Victor Hugo, Born on this Day in 1802

Tuesday, February 26, 2013




We wonder what Victor Hugo would have thought of what Hollywood has done with his best-known work, Les Misérables. The novel was published in 1865 and in 2012 was, of course, made into a long and popular movie starring Russel Crowe and Hugh Jackman and which helped Anne Hathaway tuck away an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a brief but riveting role. Victor Hugo, the author of the