Historedia
Group or institution

Goncourt brothers

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1862

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Goncourt brothers, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Victor Hugo's Les Misérables begins publication

    1862

    Role: Critics

    1. 30 March – 3 April 1862 · BrusselsPublication in Brussels and Paris

      The first two volumes of Les Misérables were released in Brussels on 30 or 31 March 1862, followed by Paris on 3 April 1862, preceded by a massive advertising campaign.

    2. 17 August 1862 · ParisCritical Reception in 1862

      Critics such as Théophile Gautier and the Goncourt brothers expressed negative opinions of the novel in August 1862, finding it artificial or disagreeable.

Sources

  1. Les Misérables Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06