Man Who Laughs GN may22gn THE CALM BEFORE

THE CALM BEFORE

Oscar Wilde's clever parody provides an entertaining twist on the traditional gothic horror story

" "Rock Bottom" and more

Gabi has her own plans-ones that put her in grave danger

Man Who Laughs GN may22gn THE CALM BEFOREThe Man Who Laughs (first published in 1869) is Victor Hugo's scathing indictment of the injustice and inequality within Britain's political system. It is the story of Gwynplaine, the 2 year old heir to a rebel lord, who is abducted upon the orders of a vindictive monarch, and whose face is mutilated into a permanent grisly grin, then abandoned. After years of living in poverty, Gwynplaine is reintroduced to the aristocratic life and resolves to