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The Man Who Laughs
Victor Hugo
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Description for The Man Who Laughs
Paperback. Victor Hugo's scathing indictment of the injustice and inequality within Britain's political system tells a story of Gwynplaine, the two-year-old heir to a rebel lord, who is abducted, then abandoned. Years later he is re-introduced to the aristocratic life, and resolves to become the voice of the voiceless, whether he is heard or not. Illustrator(s): Stafford, Mark. Num Pages: 160 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Victor Hugo’s scathing indictment of the injustice and inequality within Britain’s political system tells a story of abduction, mutilation, loss and prejudice.
The narrative follows Gwynplaine, the two-year-old heir to a rebel lord, who is abducted upon the orders of a vindictive monarch, who has him mutilated (to produce a permanent, grisly smile), then abandoned. After years of living frugally he is re-introduced to the aristocratic life, and resolves to become the voice of the voiceless, whether he is heard or not.
Product Details
Publisher
Self Made Hero
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906838584
SKU
V9781906838584
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Victor Hugo
David Hine has worked in comics since the 1980s, and has written for DC (Batman: Detective Comics, Arkham Unhinged; Deathstroke: Faces of Evil), Marvel (Spider-man Noir, X-Men, Silent War), 2000 AD (Tao De Moto). It was during his work on Batman that he discovered the appearance of the Joker was based upon Gwynplaine’s likeness in the 1928 film adaptation of ... Read more
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