The Man Who Laughs


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The Man Who Laughs is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. Also published under the title "By Order of the King". (Introduction by Wikipedia)

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001 - Preliminary Chapter - Ursus, part I and II 26:55 Read by wvthcomp
002 - Preliminary Chapter - Ursus, part III and IV 28:08 Read by burk
003 - Another Preliminary Chapter - The Comparchicos 35:59 Read by burk
004 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter I - Portland Bill 17:24 Read by wvthcomp
005 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter II - Left Alone 9:32 Read by David Cole
006 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter III - Alone 14:17 Read by David Cole
007 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter IV - Questions 5:00 Read by David Cole
008 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter V - The Tree of Human Invention 14:17 Read by John Kooz
009 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter VI - Struggle Between Death and Night 13:58 Read by nelliemoon
010 - Part I, Book the First, Chapter VII - The North Point of Portland 11:15 Read by Emily Burke
011 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter I - Superhuman Laws 7:26 Read by Anna Childs
012 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter II - Our First Rough Sketches Filled In 10:25 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
013 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter III - Troubled Men on the Troubled Sea 8:12 Read by Ted Garvin
014 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter IV - A Cloud Different from the Others enters on the Scene 22:49 Read by dave k
015 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter V - Hardquanonne 5:12 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
016 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter VI - They Think that Help is at Hand 4:14 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
017 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter VII - Superhuman Horrors 10:07 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
018 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter VIII - Nix et Nox 7:57 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
019 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter IX - The Charge Confided to a Raging Sea 3:30 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
020 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter X - The Colossal Savage, the Storm 9:40 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
021 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XI - The Caskets 5:50 Read by iamartin
022 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XII - Face to Face with the Rock 8:24 Read by iamartin
023 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XIII - Face to Face with Night 3:01 Read by iamartin
024 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XIV - Ortach 3:53 Read by iamartin
025 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XV - Portentosum Mare 13:41 Read by David Cole
026 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XVI - The Problem Suddenly Works in Silence 6:08 Read by David Cole
027 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XVII - The Last Resource 8:40 Read by David Cole
028 - Part I, Book the Second, Chapter XVIII - The Highest Resource 14:47 Read by sylly
029 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter I - Chesil 11:18 Read by DarrenV
030 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter II - The Effect of Snow 8:54 Read by Ted Garvin
031 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter III - A Burden Makes a Rough Road Rougher 10:58 Read by deckerteach
032 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter IV - Another Form of Desert 11:57 Read by deckerteach
033 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter V - Misanthropy Plays its Pranks 34:42 Read by deckerteach
034 - Part I, Book the Third, Chapter VI - The Awakening 6:53 Read by Ted Garvin
035 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter I - Lord Clancharlie 30:55 Read by Maxim Babich
036 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter II - Lord David Dirry-Moir 14:16 Read by John Trevithick
037 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter III - The Duchess Josiana 18:15 Read by Liberty Stump
038 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter IV - The Leader of Fashion 14:09 Read by Liberty Stump
039 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter V - Queen Anne 15:36 Read by Liberty Stump
040 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter VI - Barkilphedro 15:30 Read by dave k
041 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter VII - Barkilphedro Gnaws His Way 15:47 Read by dave k
042 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter VIII - Inferi 5:37 Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
043 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter IX - Hate is as Strong as Love 19:25 Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
044 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter X - The Flame which would be Seen if Man were Transparent 18:41 Read by Ecological Humanist
045 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter XI - Barkilphedro in Ambuscade 10:05 Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
046 - Part II, Book the First, Chapter XII - Scotland, Ireland and England 17:39 Read by Ted Garvin
047 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter I - Wherein we see the Face of Him of whom we have hitherto seen only the Acts 12:26 Read by iamartin
048 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter II - Dea 7:04 Read by iamartin
049 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter III - "Oculus non habet, et videt" 6:07 Read by iamartin
050 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter IV - Well-matched Lovers 8:28 Read by Maxim Babich
051 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter V - The Blue Sky through the Black Cloud 10:39 Read by Maxim Babich
052 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter VI - Ursus as Tutor, and Ursus as Guardian 9:32 Read by iamartin
053 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter VII - Blindness Gives Lessons in Clairvoyance 7:54 Read by iamartin
054 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter VIII - Not only Happiness, but Prosperity 12:44 Read by iamartin
055 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter IX - Absurdities which Folks without Taste call Poetry 14:38 Read by iamartin
056 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter X - An Outsider's View of Men and Things 14:22 Read by Maxim Babich
057 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter XI - Gwynplaine Thinks Justice, and Ursus Talks Truth 22:32 Read by iamartin
058 - Part II, Book the Second, Chapter XII - Ursus the Poet Drags on Ursus the Philosopher 7:21 Read by Maxim Babich
059 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter I - The Tadcaster Inn 8:06 Read by iamartin
060 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter II - Open-Air Eloquence 13:24 Read by iamartin
061 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter III - Where the Passer-by Reappears 12:24 Read by iamartin
062 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter IV - Contraries Fraternize in Hate 12:45 Read by Maxim Babich
063 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter V - The Wapentake 7:37 Read by John Trevithick
064 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter VI - The Mouse Examined by the Cats 17:49 Read by John Trevithick
065 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter VII - Why Should a Gold Piece Lower Itself by Mixing With a Heap of Pennies? 14:40 Read by John Trevithick
066 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter VIII - Symptoms of Poisoning 12:15 Read by Maxim Babich
067 - Part II, Book the Third, Chapter IX - Abyssus abyssum vocat 22:11 Read by John Trevithick
068 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter I - The Temptation of St. Gwynplaine 18:14 Read by John Trevithick
069 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter II - From Gay to Grave 15:19 Read by John Trevithick
070 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter III - Lex, Rex, Fex 9:00 Read by Bill Mosley
071 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter IV - Ursus Spies the Police 11:19 Read by Clay Beauchamp
072 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter V - A fearful Place 5:13 Read by William Tomcho
073 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter VI - The kind of Magistracy under the Wigs of Former Days 10:20 Read by Dawn Nissenson
074 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter VII - Shuddering 4:32 Read by William Tomcho
075 - Part II, Book the Fourth, Chapter VIII - Lamentation 34:32 Read by John Trevithick
076 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter I - The Durability of Fragile Things 24:47 Read by J.K. Neely
077 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter II - The Waif Knows Its Own Course 32:58 Read by J.K. Neely
078 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter III - An Awakening 7:55 Read by Ryme
079 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter IV - Fascination 14:24 Read by William Tomcho
080 - Part II, Book the Fifth, Chapter V - We Think We Remember; We Forget 18:51 Read by Ecological Humanist
081 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter I - What the Misanthrope said 8:26 Read by John Trevithick
082 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter II - What He did 28:07 Read by John Trevithick
083 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter III - Complications 6:25 Read by John Trevithick
084 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter IV - Moenius surdis campana muta 13:34 Read by John Trevithick
085 - Part II, Book the Sixth, Chapter V - State Policy Deals with Little Matters as Well as with Great 21:03 Read by John Trevithick
086 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter I - The Awakening 6:24 Read by Novella Serena
087 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter II - The Resemblance of a Palace to a Wood 10:01 Read by Novella Serena
088 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter III - Eve 15:01 Read by Novella Serena
089 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter IV - Satan 26:03 Read by Novella Serena
090 - Part II, Book the Seventh, Chapter V - They Recognize, but do not Know, Each Other 5:56 Read by Novella Serena
091 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter I - Analysis of Majestic Matters 29:06 Read by William Tomcho
092 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter II - Impartiality 21:22 Read by William Tomcho
093 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter III - The Old Hall 15:01 Read by Petra
094 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter IV - The Old Chamber 11:15 Read by William Tomcho
095 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter V - Aristocratic Gossip 17:47 Read by William Tomcho
096 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter VI - The High and the Low 9:29 Read by Petra
097 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter VII - Storms of Men are Worse than Storms of Oceans 43:13 Read by William Tomcho
098 - Part II, Book the Eighth, Chapter VIII - He would be a good Brother, Were he not a Good Son 15:55 Read by Bill Mosley
099 - Part II, Book the Ninth, Chapter I - It is through Excess of Greatness that Man reaches Excess of Misery 9:54 Read by John Trevithick
100 - Part II, Book the Ninth, Chapter II - The Dregs 44:40 Read by John Trevithick
101 - Conclusion, Chapter I - A Watch-Dog may be a Guardian Angel 10:24 Read by Novella Serena
102 - Conclusion, Chapter II - Barkilphedro, Having Aimed at the Eagle, Brings down the Dove 17:50 Read by Novella Serena
103 - Conclusion, Chapter III - Paradise Regained Below 14:40 Read by Novella Serena
104 - Conclusion, Chapter IV - Nay; on High! 17:03 Read by Novella Serena

Reviews

Wonderful Book


(5 stars)

I think this is a brilliant book. It was so very well written with excellent descriptions and an intriguing complex plot. I would like to say thank you to all the excellent readers who took the time to present the book to people like me. It is very much appreciated.

Beautifully read, a moving tragic tale


(5 stars)

would have liked a happier ending


(3.5 stars)

of the three victor Hugo books I have listened two have had sad endings. time to find a more upbeat author. the story was engaging but the chapters where the author devoted to explaining the history behind a topic could have been marked as optional. while interesting in a historical sense i found myself wanting to get back to the story and what was happening with the characters. overall a good book though.


(5 stars)

A story which has relevance today where societal inequality still reigns.