Title: The reinvention of love
Description: When Charles Sainte-Beuve, an ambitious French journalist, meets Victor Hugo, a young writer on the verge of fame, he finds himself helplessly attracted to Hugo's long-suffering wife, Adèle. The two lovers begin an affair that lasts over thirty years and sparks a scandal in Paris.
Subjects: Adultère, Conditions sociales, Fiction, Englisch, Roman, Adultery, Social conditions, Romans, nouvelles
Places: France
People: Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869), Victor Hugo (1802-1885), Adèle Hugo (1806-1868)
Time periods: 19e siècle, 19th century