When the French writer Victor Hugo died in 1885, nearly 2 million people joined his funeral procession in Paris. The poet, novelist and dramatist had written some of the most revered books of all time ...

For nearly three decades, Avenue Victor Hugo Books was a mainstay of the Boston bookstore scene at its storied spot on Newbury Street. It carried a shifting trove of 150,000 used books. In 2016, owner ...

In a city of scribes, it’s little wonder there are so many character-filled used bookstores. But fans of this Newbury Street shop know that every stroll into Victor Hugo uncovers a novel morsel. There ...

ERIN: MONICA FERNANDEZ HAS MORE. SHE SHOWS US WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK STORE SO SPECIAL. >> THAT IS THE MAGIC WORD. MONICA: IN THE CENTER OF LADY, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- >> PROJECT. MONICA: YOU WILL FIND THIS ...

WHO WAS THE GREATEST FRENCH POET of the nineteenth century? André Gide’s immortal comment—”Victor Hugo, alas!”—is as true today as it was when Gide wrote it in a letter to Paul Valéry almost a century ...

There have been two highly significant finds of antiquarian books in New Hampshire in recent years, but a prelude is necessary. While waiting to discuss the used book trade with Vince McCaffrey, owner ...

In his literary masterpiece Notre-Dame de Paris, French author Victor Hugo mused that architecture is “thought written in stone.” And this is also the perfect way to describe Hauteville House, his ...

Actress Lesley Nicol narrates a heartwarming story about Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables. Actress Lesley Nicol narrates the true story of Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables, and his wife ...

Tonight, Monica Hernandez introduces you to the man behind the Avenue Victor Hugo Book shop that spent nearly 30 years in Boston's Back Bay but now calls Lee, NH home. Plus, a school where students ...