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Victor Hugo in Translation
Satan and His Daughter, the Angel Liberty
Selected Verses
Victor Hugo
Translated and With an Introduction by R. G. Skinner
Illustrated by Odilon Redon
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redemption.”—Hélène Huet, University of Florida
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Selections in a Bilingual Edition
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