Victor HugoIn 1841, Victor Hugo became a member of the French Academy, and in 1845 he began his political career, receiving the title of peer of France that same year. In 1848, he was elected to the National Assembly, where he remained until 1851. Not supporting the new revolution and the accession to the throne of Napoleon III, Hugo went into exile and returned to France only in 1870. In 1876, he became a senator
