Victor Hugo's writing table

Victor Hugo completed 'Les Miserables' and wrote his Guernsey-based novel 'Les Travailleurs de la Mer' at this tableThis humble oak writing table was where the exiled genius Victor Hugo completed 'Les Miserables' and subsequently wrote his Guernsey-based novel 'Les Travailleurs de la Mer', as well as hundreds of essays, letters and poems. Hugo stood to write, rather than sitting. He had the table installed in his airy, well-lit Cristal-Room, built on the top of Hauteville House in St Peter Port. This meant he could see across the other Channel Islands to his beloved France as he wrote. He was exiled from his country after opposing Napoleon III and went initially to Belgium, to Jersey and then to Guernsey where he was welcomed with open arms. He stayed for 15 years from 1856 to 1870, influencing writers and artists. His house - just as he left it - is today internationally considered as a significant part of his work and as a unique piece of cultural heritage.

Victor Hugo completed 'Les Miserables' and wrote his Guernsey-based novel 'Les Travailleurs de la Mer' at this table