Victor Hugo

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Questions 1 - 10:

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

His novel, Les Misérables

-    It has been adapted for theatre and cinema.

-    We know more about its overall 1 than about its author.

 

His early career

-    In Paris, his career was successful and he led the Romantic movement.

-    He spoke publicly about social issues, such as 2 and education.

-    Napoleon III disliked his views and exiled him.

 

His exile from France

-    Victor Hugo had to live elsewhere in 3

-    He used his income from the sale of some 4 he had written to buy a house on Guernsey.

 

His house on Guernsey

-    Victor Hugo lived in this house until the end of the Empire in France.

-    The ground floor contains portraits, 5 and tapestries that he valued.

-    He bought cheap 6 made of wood and turned this into beautiful wall carvings.

-    The first floor consists of furnished areas with wallpaper and 7 that have a Chinese design.

-    The library still contains many of his favourite books.

-    He wrote in a room at the top of the house that had a view of the 8 

-    He entertained other writers as well as poor 9 in his house.

-    Victor Hugo’s 10 gave ownership of the house to the city of Paris in 1927.