On a sinking wreck, his bust above the water, doctor geestemunde raises above his head a sealed flask containing a handwritten confession concerning the kidnapping of gwynplaine. Around the old doctor, the kneeling comprachicos let themselves be drowned during their prayer. Cover page of victor hugo's novel, l'homme qui rit, paris, librairie illustrée, 1876. Detail of an illustration by daniel vierge, woodcut by berveiller [1]. Date: 1876.
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