Show Old Novel by Victor Hugo to toBe toBe Be Published Story Written Ten Years Before Before Be Be- fore Les ilLes Is Found PARIS Jan 3 The The manuscript of ot a novel written by py Victor Victor Hugten Hugo Hug ten years before Les appeared has been discovered an and soon will be given to the public The project Is the idea of ot Gustave Gustave Gustave Gus Gus- tave Simon the venerable lIterary executor of Victor Hugo who to for tor forty years has been active In promoting pro pro- meting moling interest in the great novelist Both the fact that the old manuscript manuscript manuscript manu manu- script is In existence and the plato plan pla to publish it have been kept kept secre secret ecret hitherto hither o as far as the public Is I concerned Announcement of or the discovery discover and proposed publication of of th the manuscript was made here by th the American Braille Press for War anc and Civilian Blind has been makIng making mak mak- ing log inquiries regarding the matter matte in a desire to promote Interest o othe on the part of French blind readers 1 In Intha th the tha works of Victor Hugo The following statement was wa made by a representative of ot th the Press It should be Interesting to know kno that Victor Hugos Hugo's literary executor executor executor tor Gustave Simon the scholar ant and I bibliophile Is Is still busy and that tha after years ears of or research he has dis- dis covered the manuscript of Les Le a novel written by Victor Victor Vietor Vic Vie tor Hugo more than ten years be before before be- be fore rore the appearance appearance of ot Les Miser Miser- ables bles or more than three quarters of a century ago Except for the last two chapters Les Lea was ready for publication cation when Victor Hugo was sen sent into exile which drove all thoughts thought of finishing the novel from hi his mind The Tile manuscript was thrown throw aside and not even looked at fo for forten forten ten years Hugo then took up tn the manuscript read it H was fl tied fled ed and decided to rewrite th the whole story Les was wa the result I I Exile had caused changes 1 in Hugos Hugo's mind and It had Its effect on his story so that while Le Les has the basic theme of Les Le l there are essential dlf dif in the two worl works s. s Th The earlier parlier novel It H Is said will read like a new book In Les l there is none of what Is usually called the love Interest and nd Cosette one of or the famous figures does no not appear In other words Les Leg Miser Miser- ables' ables was almost an entirely new ne sto story |