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| title = The Last Day of a Condemned Man
| original title = Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné
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| author = Victor Hugo
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| publication date = 1829
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In 1829, a slim book appeared in France. It was called ''Le dernier jour d'un condamné'', in English, ''[[The Last Day of a Condemned Man]]'', [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|and the plot conformed to the title]]. That topic, augured by the title, was covered in such heretofore unthinkable detail that, at the time of its publication, it caused something of a scandal among the reading public.