The last day of a condemned man /
Victor Hugo ; translated from the French by Arabella Ward ; new foreword by David Dow.
- Dover ed.
- Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2009.
- xxxiii, 85 pages ; 22 cm.
- Dover books on literature and drama .
- Dover books on literature and drama .
Originally published: New York : Thomas Crowell & Co., 1896. With a new foreword. Translated from the French.
In this profoundly moving milestone by the author of Les Misérables, a condemned man writes of his mental anguish inside the walls of a prison. With six weeks of life left to him before facing the guillotine--for a crime that is never revealed--he looks back on the events of his life. Includes a new introduction by anti-death-penalty activist David Dow.--Publisher description.
9780486469980 (pbk.) 0486469980 (pbk.)
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 --Translations into English.
Prisoners--France--Fiction. Capital punishment--Fiction. Prisons--France--Literary collections.