The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-27

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doomed to execution. The contest between
the two opposite schools reached its climax
when on February %, 1880, the drama Of
"HerDani" was produced at the Theater
Francals. In 1881 Hugo won another dra-
matte triumph with Marion Dslcrme,"
while his lyrical poems, "Ees feuilles
d'automne." and his novel, "Notre Dame de
Paris" were received with enthusiasm. The
performance of his dramas, ale roi smuse"
| 1882, 'Lucrece Borgia' and marie Tudor'
/ (lSS3l ANGELS, tyrsn de Padone" (1s35),
LES voix interieures' (lS37), snd Les
rsyons ct les interieures'' (1840) were highly
J popular; ard bis miscellaneous writings,
| Claude Gueux," "Etude sur Mira heau,"
"Litierateure et philoeophie meleesn tlS34),
| and lie Rhin" (1S42) were scarcely less sue
! cessful. bis literary reputation had Sc
} cured his election to the French Academy
/ in 1S4l, notTithstsu ding the opposition Of
/ the members attached TO the old classic
school; and having thus reached the highest
! distinction in literature he now ind1lg5d in
| political sspirstious. which WIS ps.tlv graf
/ ifed by his being created in 1915 Peer of
/ France by King Louis Philippe. On the
! revolution of 1S4S, he was elected a Deputy
! to the Constituent Assembly, where he gem
! eTaly voted with the Conservative party.
1 On his re election to the Legislative Assem-
| bly,, he evlnced more democratic aod social
] istc endencies. In vehement speeches he
denounced the resotonary tendencies of the
| majority, and the secret policy of President
/ Louis Napoleon. On the coup d'eiat Of De-
cemher =, 1851, Hugo was among those Dep
uties who yainly attempted to assert the
rights OF the Assembly and to preserve the
Constitution. His conduct led to his Droscrip-
ton; he took refuge in the Island CT jersey,
| where, while Iesuming his literary psrsuits,
/ be continued his opposition to Louis NaoO-
leon, publishing Napoleon ls Petit" (ls52)
/ snd his bitter eatires. LES Chatimsnts'
/ (1S53). Two years later he wss compelled,
/ on account OF some hostile Manifestations
( TO the French Government, to remove to the
| island of Guernsey. He refused 10 accept
the amnesty offered to political exiies in 1859.
/ In 1856 he published Les Contem latiOasn
collection of lyrical and personsl poems,
and in 1859 "LG Legende des Siecles" two
/ vols, SYo.) J, a series of poems mainly of an
/ epical character. Les Misersblesn 3 ro-
nance which had been announced several
/ years before, spbesrsd in nine languages
! simultaneously az Paris LozdOn. Brussels
Madrid, Berlin, St Petersburg Tarin and
| New York "a pril, 1862. Its success equalled
that of any of his previous works. An Illus
trated edition, published in parts Paris,
1863 81 STAINED a sale of 10000 copies. In
| 1865 be published ''ChsnsoDs des Raes ct des
I Bois.h in which sli OF the peculisrities Of the
author were exhibited in an exaggerated de-
gree. LES TralailleuTs de Ia Mer'i y S66l was
also very popular; bat az homue Qli Rlt"
/ QS69l in which the authors fondness
for monstTous creatures was carried 70 its
1869 Le again refused to syail himself of the
/ privileg ge of returning to France afforded him
/ by the Emperor's proclamation of amnesty
1 OF August 10. He Published in the Rappel
protest against the plsbscite of May s,
/ 1870, Iatifying the new reforms OF the Z ~
! piTe, the violence OF which caused IL 20 be
! officially condemned. After the fall OF the
/ Emperor and the proclamation of the new
republic, he returned to Paris and soon sitter
iseued an address 70 The Germans calling
/ Il. IL.
and extend the hand of friendship to France
/ On February 8, ISL, he was elected one OF
ihe forty three Representatives OK the De-
! paFtment OF the Seine IN the National As
semeIy. ae there Vehemently oPP2sea the
parliamentary treaty OF peace between
| him The anger of the party of ''the
Right" and on March s, when he
attempted to address the Assembly,
the opposition was so violent that
bis seat. Returning to Paris when the In
surrection Of the Commune broke. out. he
vainly protested in the Rappsi agaiass the
destruction OF the Vpndome column, and
soon after went to Brussels where On May
1 20 he wrote letter protesting agsinss the
course of the Belgian Government IN regard
to the insurgents Of Paris, and Offering an
/ asylum to thu soldiers of the Commune.
/ This excited the hostility OF the Belgian
Government and of the pepulace OF Brussels;
his house was surrounded in the night By
mob and he escaped only by the Intervention
of the police. Being required by toe Gov
eminent to quit Brussels he went to London,
and, after the condemnation of the leaders
| of the Commune, he returned to Paris and in
! terceded with n. ThieTs eneTgetically. though
vainly, in behalf OF Rossel Rochetort aud
Others of the Communist leaders. At the
election in Paris on January Z, 1872 ne was
! presented by all the radical newspapers es
their cardidste, but was defeated Daring
| the siege OF Paris new edition OF Les
! Cba,iments'' was published, and more than
! leo 0O0 copies were sold. In 1872 be published
a volume Of poetry. entitled .'L'Annee Terri.
! HE" depicting the mIsfortUnes of France.
/ On May 10 OF that year he commenced in
comuany with his soa Francois and Others,
| the publication OF a democratic journal.
called Gle Peuple Souverain." His latest
novel. QUareVingt.treize" QS74) rslates to
! the war in Vendee, aud introduces Robes
! pierre. Dsuton and Merat. IL was published
simultaneously in French, English, Russian,
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Duch Hungs-
rian and other Iengues, Hugo deriving So
900 francs from these transatiols alone. The
latest edition of Hugo's works, com plete to
the time of pU olication, was published in
| Paris in 1862 63 in 20 vols, u mo- Two OF
his sons. Charles Victor born in 1926, died
MsTch Is 1871 and Francois Victor born in
1928, disd December pc, 1879 distin-
guisbed themselves IS pupiis OF the
Chsflemsge College and in 1850 contrib
uted 10 The newspaper LEveneroent which
supported the politics Of their father. The
elder. on account OF an article or toe death
penalty was sentenced to six months i'm
/ prisonment. Both acoo Epsnied their father
in his exile, and directed their leisu-s hours
to Literature. Chsrles published several light
/ novels, smopg which LA Bohems D0rse'
was especially successful. francois, after
trsuslatiug with considerable success the
tonnets of Shakespeare into French. began in
| 1859 q translation OF his IroDatic works.
which he completed in 1865. The brothers
returned to France in 1869 and com mmenced
! the publication of the Rsppel, in company
with Rochefort, who. however soo1 sepa-
rated from them. Francois, at the time OF
his death, had nearly completed edition
of q posthunogs work by his brother Charles,
"Les Hommes de pexil." One of iha two
brothers of Victor Hugo. Jules Abel born
in ls0S, died in 1s55) deserves mention as q
4 literary man.