Quote by: Victor Hugo

Formerly these harsh cells in which the discipline of the prison leaves the condemned to himself were composed of four stone walls, a ceiling of stone, a pavement of tiles, a camp bed, a grated air-hole, a double iron door, and were called "dungeons" ; but the dungeon has been thought too horrible; now it is composed ofan iron door, a grated air-hole, a camp bed, a pavement of tiles, a ceiling of stone, four stone walls, and it is called "punishment cell.


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Author Bio


  • NameVictor Hugo
  • DescriptionFrench poet, novelist, and dramatist
  • AliasesVictor Marie Hugo
  • BornFebruary 26, 1802
  • DiedMay 22, 1885
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPoet; Politician; Playwright; Novelist; Draughtsperson; Librettist; Essayist; Memoirist; Writer