The man who laughs: a romance of English history weaves a dark gothic tale of disfigurement identity and class vengeance set against 17th-century England's shadows. A noble youth scarred with a perpetual grin by royal cruelty wanders as a carnival spectacle his grotesque smile sparking cruel mirth and twisted fascination alongside a wise philosopher and blind companion he saved. Themes of fate's brutality, social hypocrisy, love's purity and power's corruption surge through his odyssey from outcast performer to reclaimed aristocrat.
Thrust back into the elite world that maimed him face harrowing clashes between hidden nobility and public shame exploring resilience amid deformity moral outrage against privilege and the hearts unyielding quest for justice. Atmospheric dread blends with romantic fervor illuminating human grotesquerie and souls defiant spark in a society blind to suffering.
| ISBN: | 9789378306839 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2026 |
| Author: | Victor Hugo |
| Publisher: | Double 9 Books an imprint of Double9 Books Llp |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 562 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary |
The man who laughs: a romance of English history weaves a dark gothic tale of disfigurement identity and class vengeance set against 17th-century England's shadows. A noble youth scarred with a perpetual grin by royal cruelty wanders as a carnival spectacle his grotesque smile sparking cruel mirth and twisted fascination alongside a wise philosopher and blind companion he saved.
The Man Who Laughs features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary
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The Man Who Laughs was written by Victor Hugo and published by Double 9 Books an imprint of Double9 Books Llp
The Man Who Laughs has 562 pages
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