Table of Contents

Introduction Biographical Sketch Alphabetical Entries Selected Bibliography

Promotional Information

A biographical essay and alphabetically arranged entries survey the life and writing of the 19th century author Victor Hugo.

About the Author

JOHN ANDREW FREY was Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages and Literatures at The George Washington University.

Reviews

For Frey, this work was clearly a labor of love. Recommended for French literature collections, and for undergraduates through faculty.
*Choice*

The encyclopedia is well organized and broad ranging….A successful, comprehensive depiction of the life, work, and influences of the man who wrote the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables, this is a useful encyclopedia for reference and a meaningful addition to literary collections.
*Library Journal*

A successful, comprehensive depiction of the life, work, and influences of the man who wrote the ^IHunchback of Norte Dame^R and ^ILes Mis^D'e^Rrables^R, this is a useful encyclopedia for reference and a meaningful addition to literary collections.
*Library Journal*

^IA Victor Hugo Encyclopedia^R fills an important gap for public and academic libraries because nothing similar exists in English.
*American Reference Books Annual*

An excellent, in-depth examination for serious Hugo scholars.
*Bookwatch*