Graham Robb

The English lieutenant’s Frenchwoman: the tragic story of Adèle Hugo

Mark Bostridge’s obsession with Victor Hugo’s beautiful daughter almost rivals her own infatuation with Albert Pinson, the naval officer she pursued around the world

Portrait assumed to be of Adèle Hugo (French School). [Bridgeman Images]
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  • In Pursuit of Love: The Search for Victor Hugo’s Daughter

    Mark Bostridge

    Bloomsbury, pp. 288, £20

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