Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885

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.


France--Fiction.

PQ 2285 / H895l 2009

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