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Hugo, Victor

Brombert, Victor. Victor Hugo and the Visionary Novel. Cambridge, Mass. and London: Harvard University Press, 1984. Sophisticated critical study of Hugo's novels, with some plates of his paintings.

Edwards, Samuel. Victor Hugo: A Biography. London: New English Library, 1975. Popular style biography with no critical comment on Hugo's works.

Grant, Richard Babson. The Perilous Quest: Image, Myth, and Prophecy in the Narratives of Victor Hugo. Durham, N.C. and London: Duke University Press, 1968. Essential study of the narrative works.

Houston, John Porter. The Demonic Imagination: Style and Theme in French Romantic Poetry. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1969. Studies the structure of Hugo's demonic imagery and its relation to other romantic poets.

Houston, John Porter. Victor Hugo. Boston: Twayne Publishers, Individual studies of the plays, with a discussion of the late lyrics and novels, providing context and background.

Hunt, Herbert J. The Epic in Nineteenth-Century France. Oxford: Blackwell, 1941. Invaluable account of the background to Hugo's work.

Maurois, André. Victor Hugo. London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. Translated by Gerald Hopkins. Important scholarly biography.

Richardson, Joanna. Victor Hugo. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1976. A survey of his life and works as a critical biography, providing a comprehensive account of Hugo's times and significance.

Ward, Patricia A. The Medievalism of Victor Hugo. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1975.