’Under Sentence of Death – Or, a Criminal’s Last Hours’ is a fictional account of the trial and sentencing of a man that ultimately leads to his death. A thought-provoking insight to a criminal’s last moments, 'Under Sentence of Death’ is not to be missed by fans of Hugo’s work, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Victor Marie Hugo (1802 – 1885) was a French novelist, dramatist, and poet belonging to the Romantic movement. He is widely hailed as one of the most accomplished and well-known French writers, originally achieving renown for his poetical endeavours-the most notable of which are the volumes 'Les Contemplations’ and 'La Légende des siècles’. Outside of his native country, Hugo’s best-known works are his novels: 'Les Misérables’ (1862) and 'Notre-Dame de Paris’ (1831), commonly known as 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame’. We are proudly republishing this vintage detective novel now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.