🎧 The House Where Victor Hugo Wrote with Cédric Bail
Archive of Dan Snow's History Hit 🎧 • 22m
Victor Hugo was exiled to Guernsey by the regime of Napoleon III, and so wrote many of his most famous works on the island, like “Les Miserables”, in the only house he ever owned. Dan gets a tour of Hauteville House, where he wrote from Cédric Bail the assistant curator of the museum. You can find out more about Victor Hugo's life on Guernsey at this link: https://victorhugo.visitguernsey.com/ Producer: Kathrin Benöhr Audio: Peter Curry
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