▁house ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁parliament . ▁Hugo ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁and ▁for ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech . ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁his ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁Place ▁Roy ale ▁( now ▁Place ▁des ▁V os ges ), ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁his ▁next ▁novel , ▁Les ▁M isé rab les . ▁ ▁François - R en é ▁de ▁Ch ate a ub ri and ▁refused ▁to ▁swe ar ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Louis - Ph ili ppe , ▁and ▁instead ▁se cluded ▁himself ▁in ▁his ▁a partment ▁at ▁ 1 2 0 ▁R ue ▁du ▁Bac ▁and ▁wrote ▁his ▁most ▁famous ▁work , ▁M ém oires ▁d ' out re - tom be , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁published ▁until ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁Honor é ▁de ▁Bal z ac ▁conce ived ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁books ▁that ▁would ▁paint ▁a ▁pan or am ic ▁portrait ▁of ▁" all ▁aspects ▁of ▁society ;" ▁eventually ▁called ▁La ▁Com édie ▁Hum aine . ▁He ▁declared ▁to ▁his ▁sister , ▁" I ▁am ▁about ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁genius ." ▁ ▁He ▁published ▁Eug én ie ▁Grand et , ▁his ▁first ▁best s eller , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁followed ▁by ▁Le ▁P ère ▁G ori ot ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁the ▁two - volume ▁ ▁Ill us ions