Laughing man

This novel remained obscure for a long time, and it was Victor Hugo's least known work. It was said that the reason was because Hugo greatly exaggerated his description of the English aristocracy during the reign of Queen Anne, but he talked about the oppressed classes in society, the control of the bourgeoisie, and the terrible class disparity between people. But later the novel gained the fame and attention it deserved, competing with "Les Misérables" and surpassing "The Hunchback of Notr...