Victor Hugo’s scathing indictment of the injustice and inequality within Britain’s political system tells a story of abduction, mutilation, loss and prejudice. The narrative follows Gwynplaine, the two-year-old heir to a rebel lord, who is abducted upon the orders of a vindictive monarch, who has him mutilated (to produce a permanent, grisly smile), then abandoned. After years of living frugally he is re-introduced to the aristocratic life, and resolves to become the voice of the voiceless, whether he is heard or not.
ISBN: | 9781906838584 |
Publication date: | 8th April 2013 |
Author: | Victor Hugo |
Illustrator: | Mark Stafford |
Publisher: | SelfMadeHero |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 160 pages |
Genres: |
Graphic novel / Comic book: horror |