Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
**early life and career** auguste vacquerie, a french journalist and man of letters, was born on november 19, 1819, in villequier, france. his early life was marked by a strong admiration for victor hugo, with whom he was connected through the marriage of his brother charles to léopoldine hugo, victor's daughter. **literary and journalistic contributions** vacquerie's early romantic productions include: l'enfer de l'esprit (1840), a vo
lume of poems a translation of antigone (1844) in collaboration with paul meurice tragaldabas (1848), a melodrama these works reflect his deep involvement in the literary and theatrical world of 19th-century france. **exile and later career** vacquerie followed victor hugo into exile in jersey, where he engaged in photography, capturing moments of the hugo family. upon returning to paris in 1869, he co-founded the anti-imperial journal…