Victor Hugo
- Books on site
- 2
- Total words
- 734,320
- Reading time
- 40.8 h
- Years covered
- 1831–1862
- Longest
- Les Misérables
Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was the dominant French writer of the nineteenth century — poet, playwright, novelist and politician — and spent nineteen years in exile after Napoleon III’s coup, mostly on the Channel Islands, where he wrote Les Misérables.
The Hugo novels on this site are free in EPUB, AZW3 and KEPUB, complete and unabridged: Les Misérables (1862) at about 530,000 words and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) at about 188,000.
Every Victor Hugo title on editions.ink
In publication order, with word counts and reading time. The list is generated from the book pages themselves, so a new release appears here automatically.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Les Misérables| Year | Title | Words | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | 183,523 | ~12 h |
| 1862 | Les Misérables | 550,797 | ~37 h |
Still only at Project Gutenberg
Further Victor Hugo titles are in the public domain but not yet built here. They are listed so you can see the shape of the whole bibliography; the links go to Project Gutenberg, where the plain text is available today.
- Poems (Gutenberg #8775)
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Questions readers ask
How many Victor Hugo books are free on editions.ink?
There are 2 editions on the site, together about 734,320 words, or roughly 49 hours of reading. Each page has the full text as EPUB, AZW3 and KEPUB.
What is the best Victor Hugo book to start with?
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831): it is a full novel but the most approachable of the long ones, at about 12.5 hours.
Are these editions complete or abridged?
Complete. The text comes from the public-domain transcription and is checked against the printed edition named on each book page; nothing is cut, modernised or annotated away.
Which format should I download?
EPUB is the safest default for phones, tablets, Kobo and most reading apps. AZW3 suits older Kindles, and KEPUB is the Kobo-native format with better page-turn and footnote handling on a Kobo device.
Do I need an account or an app?
No. The download links are direct files served from the site; no account, newsletter or paywall is involved.
How long does Les Misérables take?
About 35.3 hours at 300 words per minute for 530,000 words — the longest title on this page. The whole list runs to roughly 48 hours.
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