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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About this eBook
| Author | Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 |
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| Translator | Alcalá-Galiano, Dionisio, 1760-1805 |
| 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 |
| Release Date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 547 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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