The Man Who Laughs is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. Also published under the title "By Order of the King". (Introduction by Wikipedia)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
001 - Preliminary Chapter - Ursus, part I and II
26:55 - Chapter 2
002 - Preliminary Chapter - Ursus, part III and IV
28:08 - Chapter 3
003 - Another Preliminary Chapter - The Comparchicos
35:59 - Chapter 4
004 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter I - Portland Bill
17:24 - Chapter 5
005 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter II - Left Alone
09:32 - Chapter 6
006 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter III - Alone
14:17 - Chapter 7
007 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter IV - Questions
05:00 - Chapter 8
008 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter V - The Tree of Human Invention
14:17 - Chapter 9
009 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter VI - Struggle Between Death and Night
13:58 - Chapter 10
010 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter VII - The North Point of Portland
11:15 - Chapter 11
011 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter I - Superhuman Laws
07:26 - Chapter 12
012 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter II - Our First Rough Sketches Filled In
10:25 - Chapter 13
013 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter III - Troubled Men on the Troubled Sea
08:12 - Chapter 14
014 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter IV - A Cloud Different from the Others enters on the Scene
22:49 - Chapter 15
015 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter V - Hardquanonne
05:12 - Chapter 16
016 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter VI - They Think that Help is at Hand
04:14 - Chapter 17
017 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter VII - Superhuman Horrors
10:07 - Chapter 18
018 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter VIII - Nix et Nox
07:57 - Chapter 19
019 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter IX - The Charge Confided to a Raging Sea
03:30 - Chapter 20
020 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter X - The Colossal Savage, the Storm
09:40 - Chapter 21
021 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XI - The Caskets
05:50 - Chapter 22
022 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XII - Face to Face with the Rock
08:24 - Chapter 23
023 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XIII - Face to Face with Night
03:01 - Chapter 24
024 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XIV - Ortach
03:53 - Chapter 25
025 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XV - Portentosum Mare
13:41 - Chapter 26
026 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XVI - The Problem Suddenly Works in Silence
06:08 - Chapter 27
027 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XVII - The Last Resource
08:40 - Chapter 28
028 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XVIII - The Highest Resource
14:47 - Chapter 29
029 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter I - Chesil
11:18 - Chapter 30
030 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter II - The Effect of Snow
08:54 - Chapter 31
031 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter III - A Burden Makes a Rough Road Rougher
10:58 - Chapter 32
032 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter IV - Another Form of Desert
11:57 - Chapter 33
033 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter V - Misanthropy Plays its Pranks
34:42 - Chapter 34
034 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter VI - The Awakening
06:53 - Chapter 35
035 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter I - Lord Clancharlie
30:55 - Chapter 36
036 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter II - Lord David Dirry-Moir
14:16 - Chapter 37
037 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter III - The Duchess Josiana
18:15 - Chapter 38
038 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter IV - The Leader of Fashion
14:09 - Chapter 39
039 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter V - Queen Anne
15:36 - Chapter 40
040 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter VI - Barkilphedro
15:30 - Chapter 41
041 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter VII - Barkilphedro Gnaws His Way
15:47 - Chapter 42
042 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter VIII - Inferi
05:37 - Chapter 43
043 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter IX - Hate is as Strong as Love
19:25 - Chapter 44
044 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter X - The Flame which would be Seen if Man were Transparent
18:41 - Chapter 45
045 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter XI - Barkilphedro in Ambuscade
10:05 - Chapter 46
046 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter XII - Scotland, Ireland and England
17:39 - Chapter 47
047 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter I - Wherein we see the Face of Him of whom we have hitherto seen only the Acts
12:26 - Chapter 48
048 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter II - Dea
07:04 - Chapter 49
049 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter III - "Oculus non habet, et videt"
06:07 - Chapter 50
050 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter IV - Well-matched Lovers
08:28 - Chapter 51
051 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter V - The Blue Sky through the Black Cloud
10:39 - Chapter 52
052 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter VI - Ursus as Tutor, and Ursus as Guardian
09:32 - Chapter 53
053 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter VII - Blindness Gives Lessons in Clairvoyance
07:54 - Chapter 54
054 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter VIII - Not only Happiness, but Prosperity
12:44 - Chapter 55
055 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter IX - Absurdities which Folks without Taste call Poetry
14:38 - Chapter 56
056 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter X - An Outsider's View of Men and Things
14:22 - Chapter 57
057 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter XI - Gwynplaine Thinks Justice, and Ursus Talks Truth
22:32 - Chapter 58
058 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter XII - Ursus the Poet Drags on Ursus the Philosopher
07:21 - Chapter 59
059 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter I - The Tadcaster Inn
08:06 - Chapter 60
060 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter II - Open-Air Eloquence
13:24 - Chapter 61
061 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter III - Where the Passer-by Reappears
12:24 - Chapter 62
062 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter IV - Contraries Fraternize in Hate
12:45 - Chapter 63
063 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter V - The Wapentake
07:37 - Chapter 64
064 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter VI - The Mouse Examined by the Cats
17:49 - Chapter 65
065 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter VII - Why Should a Gold Piece Lower Itself by Mixing With a Heap of Pennies?
14:40 - Chapter 66
066 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter VIII - Symptoms of Poisoning
12:15 - Chapter 67
067 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter IX - Abyssus abyssum vocat
22:11 - Chapter 68
068 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter I - The Temptation of St. Gwynplaine
18:14 - Chapter 69
069 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter II - From Gay to Grave
15:19 - Chapter 70
070 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter III - Lex, Rex, Fex
09:00 - Chapter 71
071 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter IV - Ursus Spies the Police
11:19 - Chapter 72
072 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter V - A fearful Place
05:13 - Chapter 73
073 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter VI - The kind of Magistracy under the Wigs of Former Days
10:20 - Chapter 74
074 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter VII - Shuddering
04:32 - Chapter 75
075 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter VIII - Lamentation
34:32 - Chapter 76
076 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter I - The Durability of Fragile Things
24:47 - Chapter 77
077 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter II - The Waif Knows Its Own Course
32:58 - Chapter 78
078 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter III - An Awakening
07:55 - Chapter 79
079 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter IV - Fascination
14:24 - Chapter 80
080 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter V - We Think We Remember; We Forget
18:51 - Chapter 81
081 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter I - What the Misanthrope said
08:26 - Chapter 82
082 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter II - What He did
28:07 - Chapter 83
083 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter III - Complications
06:25 - Chapter 84
084 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter IV - Moenius surdis campana muta
13:34 - Chapter 85
085 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter V - State Policy Deals with Little Matters as Well as with Great
21:03 - Chapter 86
086 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter I - The Awakening
06:24 - Chapter 87
087 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter II - The Resemblance of a Palace to a Wood
10:01 - Chapter 88
088 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter III - Eve
15:01 - Chapter 89
089 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter IV - Satan
26:03 - Chapter 90
090 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter V - They Recognize, but do not Know, Each Other
05:56 - Chapter 91
091 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter I - Analysis of Majestic Matters
29:06 - Chapter 92
092 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter II - Impartiality
21:22 - Chapter 93
093 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter III - The Old Hall
15:01 - Chapter 94
094 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter IV - The Old Chamber
11:15 - Chapter 95
095 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter V - Aristocratic Gossip
17:47 - Chapter 96
096 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter VI - The High and the Low
09:29 - Chapter 97
097 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter VII - Storms of Men are Worse than Storms of Oceans
43:13 - Chapter 98
098 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter VIII - He would be a good Brother, Were he not a Good Son
15:55 - Chapter 99
099 - Part II, Book the Ninth, Chapter I - It is through Excess of Greatness that Man reaches Excess of Misery
09:54 - Chapter 100
100 - Part II, Book the Ninth, Chapter II - The Dregs
44:40 - Chapter 101
101 - Conclusion, Chapter I - A Watch-Dog may be a Guardian Angel
10:24 - Chapter 102
102 - Conclusion, Chapter II - Barkilphedro, Having Aimed at the Eagle, Brings down the Dove
17:50 - Chapter 103
103 - Conclusion, Chapter III - Paradise Regained Below
14:40 - Chapter 104
104 - Conclusion, Chapter IV - Nay; on High!
17:03