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Man Who Laughs

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Man Who Laughs

by Victor Hugo

English· 24:52:19· 104 chapters
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

  1. Chapter 1

    001 - Preliminary Chapter - Ursus, part I and II

    26:55
  2. Chapter 2

    002 - Preliminary Chapter - Ursus, part III and IV

    28:08
  3. Chapter 3

    003 - Another Preliminary Chapter - The Comparchicos

    35:59
  4. Chapter 4

    004 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter I - Portland Bill

    17:24
  5. Chapter 5

    005 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter II - Left Alone

    09:32
  6. Chapter 6

    006 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter III - Alone

    14:17
  7. Chapter 7

    007 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter IV - Questions

    05:00
  8. Chapter 8

    008 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter V - The Tree of Human Invention

    14:17
  9. Chapter 9

    009 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter VI - Struggle Between Death and Night

    13:58
  10. Chapter 10

    010 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter VII - The North Point of Portland

    11:15
  11. Chapter 11

    011 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter I - Superhuman Laws

    07:26
  12. Chapter 12

    012 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter II - Our First Rough Sketches Filled In

    10:25
  13. Chapter 13

    013 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter III - Troubled Men on the Troubled Sea

    08:12
  14. Chapter 14

    014 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter IV - A Cloud Different from the Others enters on the Scene

    22:49
  15. Chapter 15

    015 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter V - Hardquanonne

    05:12
  16. Chapter 16

    016 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter VI - They Think that Help is at Hand

    04:14
  17. Chapter 17

    017 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter VII - Superhuman Horrors

    10:07
  18. Chapter 18

    018 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter VIII - Nix et Nox

    07:57
  19. Chapter 19

    019 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter IX - The Charge Confided to a Raging Sea

    03:30
  20. Chapter 20

    020 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter X - The Colossal Savage, the Storm

    09:40
  21. Chapter 21

    021 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XI - The Caskets

    05:50
  22. Chapter 22

    022 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XII - Face to Face with the Rock

    08:24
  23. Chapter 23

    023 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XIII - Face to Face with Night

    03:01
  24. Chapter 24

    024 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XIV - Ortach

    03:53
  25. Chapter 25

    025 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XV - Portentosum Mare

    13:41
  26. Chapter 26

    026 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XVI - The Problem Suddenly Works in Silence

    06:08
  27. Chapter 27

    027 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XVII - The Last Resource

    08:40
  28. Chapter 28

    028 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XVIII - The Highest Resource

    14:47
  29. Chapter 29

    029 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter I - Chesil

    11:18
  30. Chapter 30

    030 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter II - The Effect of Snow

    08:54
  31. Chapter 31

    031 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter III - A Burden Makes a Rough Road Rougher

    10:58
  32. Chapter 32

    032 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter IV - Another Form of Desert

    11:57
  33. Chapter 33

    033 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter V - Misanthropy Plays its Pranks

    34:42
  34. Chapter 34

    034 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter VI - The Awakening

    06:53
  35. Chapter 35

    035 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter I - Lord Clancharlie

    30:55
  36. Chapter 36

    036 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter II - Lord David Dirry-Moir

    14:16
  37. Chapter 37

    037 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter III - The Duchess Josiana

    18:15
  38. Chapter 38

    038 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter IV - The Leader of Fashion

    14:09
  39. Chapter 39

    039 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter V - Queen Anne

    15:36
  40. Chapter 40

    040 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter VI - Barkilphedro

    15:30
  41. Chapter 41

    041 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter VII - Barkilphedro Gnaws His Way

    15:47
  42. Chapter 42

    042 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter VIII - Inferi

    05:37
  43. Chapter 43

    043 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter IX - Hate is as Strong as Love

    19:25
  44. Chapter 44

    044 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter X - The Flame which would be Seen if Man were Transparent

    18:41
  45. Chapter 45

    045 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter XI - Barkilphedro in Ambuscade

    10:05
  46. Chapter 46

    046 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter XII - Scotland, Ireland and England

    17:39
  47. 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
  48. Chapter 48

    048 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter II - Dea

    07:04
  49. Chapter 49

    049 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter III - "Oculus non habet, et videt"

    06:07
  50. Chapter 50

    050 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter IV - Well-matched Lovers

    08:28
  51. Chapter 51

    051 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter V - The Blue Sky through the Black Cloud

    10:39
  52. Chapter 52

    052 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter VI - Ursus as Tutor, and Ursus as Guardian

    09:32
  53. Chapter 53

    053 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter VII - Blindness Gives Lessons in Clairvoyance

    07:54
  54. Chapter 54

    054 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter VIII - Not only Happiness, but Prosperity

    12:44
  55. Chapter 55

    055 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter IX - Absurdities which Folks without Taste call Poetry

    14:38
  56. Chapter 56

    056 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter X - An Outsider's View of Men and Things

    14:22
  57. Chapter 57

    057 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter XI - Gwynplaine Thinks Justice, and Ursus Talks Truth

    22:32
  58. Chapter 58

    058 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter XII - Ursus the Poet Drags on Ursus the Philosopher

    07:21
  59. Chapter 59

    059 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter I - The Tadcaster Inn

    08:06
  60. Chapter 60

    060 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter II - Open-Air Eloquence

    13:24
  61. Chapter 61

    061 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter III - Where the Passer-by Reappears

    12:24
  62. Chapter 62

    062 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter IV - Contraries Fraternize in Hate

    12:45
  63. Chapter 63

    063 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter V - The Wapentake

    07:37
  64. Chapter 64

    064 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter VI - The Mouse Examined by the Cats

    17:49
  65. 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
  66. Chapter 66

    066 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter VIII - Symptoms of Poisoning

    12:15
  67. Chapter 67

    067 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter IX - Abyssus abyssum vocat

    22:11
  68. Chapter 68

    068 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter I - The Temptation of St. Gwynplaine

    18:14
  69. Chapter 69

    069 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter II - From Gay to Grave

    15:19
  70. Chapter 70

    070 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter III - Lex, Rex, Fex

    09:00
  71. Chapter 71

    071 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter IV - Ursus Spies the Police

    11:19
  72. Chapter 72

    072 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter V - A fearful Place

    05:13
  73. Chapter 73

    073 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter VI - The kind of Magistracy under the Wigs of Former Days

    10:20
  74. Chapter 74

    074 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter VII - Shuddering

    04:32
  75. Chapter 75

    075 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter VIII - Lamentation

    34:32
  76. Chapter 76

    076 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter I - The Durability of Fragile Things

    24:47
  77. Chapter 77

    077 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter II - The Waif Knows Its Own Course

    32:58
  78. Chapter 78

    078 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter III - An Awakening

    07:55
  79. Chapter 79

    079 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter IV - Fascination

    14:24
  80. Chapter 80

    080 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter V - We Think We Remember; We Forget

    18:51
  81. Chapter 81

    081 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter I - What the Misanthrope said

    08:26
  82. Chapter 82

    082 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter II - What He did

    28:07
  83. Chapter 83

    083 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter III - Complications

    06:25
  84. Chapter 84

    084 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter IV - Moenius surdis campana muta

    13:34
  85. Chapter 85

    085 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter V - State Policy Deals with Little Matters as Well as with Great

    21:03
  86. Chapter 86

    086 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter I - The Awakening

    06:24
  87. Chapter 87

    087 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter II - The Resemblance of a Palace to a Wood

    10:01
  88. Chapter 88

    088 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter III - Eve

    15:01
  89. Chapter 89

    089 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter IV - Satan

    26:03
  90. Chapter 90

    090 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter V - They Recognize, but do not Know, Each Other

    05:56
  91. Chapter 91

    091 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter I - Analysis of Majestic Matters

    29:06
  92. Chapter 92

    092 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter II - Impartiality

    21:22
  93. Chapter 93

    093 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter III - The Old Hall

    15:01
  94. Chapter 94

    094 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter IV - The Old Chamber

    11:15
  95. Chapter 95

    095 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter V - Aristocratic Gossip

    17:47
  96. Chapter 96

    096 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter VI - The High and the Low

    09:29
  97. Chapter 97

    097 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter VII - Storms of Men are Worse than Storms of Oceans

    43:13
  98. Chapter 98

    098 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter VIII - He would be a good Brother, Were he not a Good Son

    15:55
  99. Chapter 99

    099 - Part II, Book the Ninth, Chapter I - It is through Excess of Greatness that Man reaches Excess of Misery

    09:54
  100. Chapter 100

    100 - Part II, Book the Ninth, Chapter II - The Dregs

    44:40
  101. Chapter 101

    101 - Conclusion, Chapter I - A Watch-Dog may be a Guardian Angel

    10:24
  102. Chapter 102

    102 - Conclusion, Chapter II - Barkilphedro, Having Aimed at the Eagle, Brings down the Dove

    17:50
  103. Chapter 103

    103 - Conclusion, Chapter III - Paradise Regained Below

    14:40
  104. Chapter 104

    104 - Conclusion, Chapter IV - Nay; on High!

    17:03