Bug-Jargal by Victor Hugo

"Bug-Jargal" by Victor Hugo is a novel first published in 1826. Set during the 1791 slave revolt in Saint-Domingue, it tells the story of Pierrot, an enslaved man who dares to love Marie, his master's daughter. When revolution erupts, Pierrot emerges as Bug-Jargal, a powerful leader of the rebellion. His path crosses with Marie's fiancé, Léopold d'Auverney, in unexpected ways, leading to a profound test of loyalty, sacrifice, and honor amid the chaos of violent uprising. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
Translator Galiano, D. Alcalá
Title Bug-Jargal
Original Publication Spain: Calpe,1920.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug-Jargal Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug-Jargal
Credits Carlos Colon, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language Spanish
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 67819
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Most Recently Updated Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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