Episode 2 of 2
Critical Reception in 1862
- When
- 17 August 1862
- Where
- Paris
Critics such as Théophile Gautier and the Goncourt brothers expressed negative opinions of the novel in August 1862, finding it artificial or disagreeable.
Gauthier wrote in Le Monde on 17 August 1862, "One cannot read without an unconquerable disgust all the details Monsieur Hugo gives regarding the successful planning of riots." The Goncourt brothers judged the novel artificial and disappointing.
Sources
- Les Misérables Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
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