Victor Hugo, l’heureux exilé de Guernesey : Vie, art et refuge à Hauteville House

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Texte Rephrasé (Français)

Victor Hugo a passé quatorze années de sa vie à Hauteville House, sa résidence à Guernesey. Hanté par la crainte d’une nouvelle expulsion, comme celle qu’il avait subie à Jersey, l’illustre écrivain a astucieusement tiré parti du succès de son œuvre ‘Les Contemplations’ pour acheter la propriété en 1856. Cette acquisition lui assurait une sécurité juridique essentielle, car la législation guernesiaise interdisait l’expulsion des propriétaires fonciers.

English Translation

Victor Hugo spent fourteen years of his life at Hauteville House, his residence in Guernsey. Haunted by the fear of another expulsion, similar to the one he had experienced in Jersey, the illustrious writer shrewdly leveraged the success of his work ‘Les Contemplations’ to purchase the property in 1856. This acquisition provided him with essential legal security, as Guernsey law prohibited the expulsion of property owners.

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