The Man Who Laughs
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The Man Who Laughs is a philosophical and dramatic novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. It takes place in England beginning in 1690 and exte
"At the Green Box", frontispiece to volume II of the 1869 English translation
Le phare des Casquets (Hugo) 1866
Homo howling at death - tail-piece for "Le Livre d'or de Victor Hugo" by Paul Adolphe Kauffmann
Azerbaijani actress Marziyya Davudova as Duchess Josiana (1929–1930)
Comprachicos
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Comprachicos are groups in European folklore who were said to physically cripple and deform children to work as beggars or living curiosities. The most common methods said to be used in this practice
The Man Who Laughs
…lord's death, the King arranged the abduction of his two-year-old son and legitimate heir, Fermain. The King sold Fermain to a band of wanderers called "Comprachicos", criminals who mutilate and disfigure children, and then force them to beg for alms or be exhibited as carnival freaks. Confirming the story is a…
Comprachicos, illustrated by Daniel Vierge