His first collection of poetry (Nouvelles Odes et Poésies Diverses) was published in 1824, when Hugo was only twenty two years old, and earned him a royal pension from Louis XVIII.
Njegova prva pjesnička zbirka (Nouvelles Odes et Poésies Diverses) izdana je 1824. kada je Hugo imao samo 23 godine, a donijela mu je kraljevsku plaću od Loja XVIII.