CLARE STREET (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
Victor Hugo ( pix ), as I told Xiao Qing and her young friends, was also the author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, or Notre Dame de Paris. I am happy that Xiao Qing and her young friends know how to allocate time for enjoying literature, east and west, in this age when most of their contemporaries are very seriously 'addicted' to computer games. Younger fans of Victor Hugo'...
CLARE STREET (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Last evening, Xiao Qing and her young friends came to my house and asked me to explain to them the historical context of Les Miserables . I am glad that they are also deeply interested in this morally uplifting musical performance based on one of magnum opuses of Victor Hugo. Educational values of stamp collecting hobby
Bjørn's blog (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
... "Jack the ripper"-kind of criminal that was never found at the time. Intimidades de Shakespeare y Víctor Hugo (2008) Director: Yulene Olaizola
NYtheatre.com (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
Redmoon Theater's production of Hunchback , a stage adaptation of Victor Hugo's famous novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame , is disappointingly scattershot. It's being presented at the New Victory Theatre, who specialize in shows for youngsters—but I'm not sure this piece is appropriate for any but the most mature teenagers.
Evening Standard (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chef Jacob Kenedy and general manager Victor Hugo's new Italian venture, Bocca di Lupo is, to put no finer a point on it, absolutely spiffing.
World Culture Pictorial (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Nothing discernible to the eye of the spirit is more brilliant or obscure than man; nothing is more formidable, complex, mysterious, and infinite. There is a prospect greater than the sea, and it is the sky; there is a prospect greater than the sky, and it is the human soul. — Victor Hugo
Gods of the Copybook Headings (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
While reading J.K. Baltzersen's post on Queen Maud of Norway, as well as noticing that rather striking portrait of our future sovereign in the headers celebrating his 60th birthday, I began to ponder the question of dynasty. Victor Hugo, who...
The Monarchist (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
While reading J.K. Baltzersen's post on Queen Maud of Norway, as well as noticing that rather striking portrait of our future sovereign in the headers celebrating his 60 th birthday, I began to ponder the question of dynasty. Victor Hugo, who was himself a republican but not overtly hostile to crowned institutions, observed in Les Miserables: But it is not always easy to create a dynasty....
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
9:30 tonight TCM The gold standard of "Hunchback" flicks stars Charles Laughton (right) as Quasimodo in this 1939 adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
Brussels' newest hotel is housed in one of its oldest buildings. The ultra-chic Galerie de la Reine, off Grand' Place, was one of the first shopping malls in the world. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels frequented the Galerie's Café du Vaudeville when it opened in 1847. Later, Victor Hugo and Auguste Rodin were regulars at both the café and 260-seat theatre.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Junior Witter returned to the ring in style as he got his career back on track with a third-round knockout of Victor Hugo Castro.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Victor Hugo Castro of Argentina has been confirmed as Junior Witter's opponent for Saturday night.
This Standard Scottish Life (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Oh dear, oh dear. Off the wagon already. This is no good. Wot we spent on buying food: £3.98 Total so far for Project Frugal £13.17 Wot we bought: 2 x delicious, huge, meringues from Victor Hugo Wot we should have bought but didn’t: porridge oats Wot we ate: bacon sarnie & fried egg sarnie OJ Cappucino a peculiar meal of rice and something else [...]
San Jose Inside (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Silicon Alleys “What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.” —Victor Hugo When people yak about the beginnings of Silicon Valley, a few component parts usually enter the conversation: Hewlett-Packard, Stanford Industrial Park, Varian Associates, Lockheed, Fairchild, etc. When it comes to the medium of radio, people usually begin with Lee de...
Peace, Social Justice and Truth for (Free subscription) | 25/10/2008
Do not miss this video! Les Misérables (pronounced: /le miːzeʁabl(ə) ; translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones , The Wretched , The Poor Ones , The Wretched Poor , The Victims ) (1862) is a novel by French author Victor Hugo , and among the best-known novels of the 19th century. It follows the lives and interactions of several French characters over a twenty year period...
