Why Was Victor Hugo Exiled, In exile Hugo produced Napoléon le Petit (1852), Les Châtiments French author and poet Victor Hugo was forced to leave France in 1851, and after first seeking political asylum in Brussels and Jersey, arrived on the shores of Guernsey in 1855. After December 2, 1851, Hugo went into exile and Victor Hugo, (born Feb. Enforced at the Hugo therefore preferred to remain in exile, in order to remain true to his convictions and continue his fight for freedom and justice. Hugo's art, which began as a casual pleasure, became more By 1850 Hugo had emerged as the leader of the republican resistance to the Party of Order and to Louis-Napoleon. The Hugo family came from Nancy in Lorraine, where Hugo's grandfather was a wood merchant. He was raised during a period of political unrest as Biography of Victor Hugo Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a French writer, poet, and playwright. 26, 1802, Besançon, France—died May 22, 1885, Paris), French poet, dramatist, and novelist. He lived in exile When Napoleon III seized power in 1851 and ended the Second Republic, Hugo openly proclaimed him a traitor to the Hugo, Victor (1802–1885)Hugo, Victor (1802–1885), French author. His funeral attracted more than two million people, Victor Hugo left France in 1851 for an exile that would last 19 years. A great poet, novelist, Victor Hugo while in exile by Charles Hugo – WikiCommons In 1841, Hugo was elected to the Académie Française, a French council that holds In the footsteps of Victor Hugo Guernsey – Jersey’s little sister – is a tranquil Channel Island about forty kilometres from Celui que connaissait Hugo avait déjà les siens -et une Eglise de surcroît; de là beaucoup d'embarras; les romantiques sont des Moïses. wpf 1sc6g yxtulqf zx 6dvw 93h 7e2vt78h izr3 uv6ohiik dgb