Victor Hugo, French author, b. 1802. I posted last year on Victor Hugo, one of the finest authors ever. How he could live a life full of illicit sexual affairs and confused politics (he kept changing sides, not difficult to do in France in the 1800’s) and still produce a book like Les Miserables, I do not know. God uses flawed vessels to produce great and true art.
It is my considered opinion that everyone should read Les Miserables at least once. If such a project is not possible, at least watch the musical version, Les Miz.
William Frederic Cody, American frontiersman and showman, b. 1846. Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show was a huge spectacle and a success in the U.S. and in Europe.