Retells the story of escaped convict Jean Valjean, who, while trying to forget his past and live an honest life, risks his freedom to take care of a motherless young girl during a period of political unrest in Paris.
After nineteen years in prison, Jean Valjean has difficulty adjusting to the outside world, which scorns and shuns him
From the townhall he betook himself to the extremity of the town, to a Fleming named Master Scaufflaer, French Scaufflaire, who let out “horses and cabriolets as desired.” In order to reach this Scaufflaire, the shortest way was to take ...
“Monsieur le maire,” said the Fleming, “all my horses are good. What do you mean by a good horse?' 'I mean a horse capable of doing fifty miles in a day.” “By God!” said the Fleming. 'Fifty miles!” *Yes.” 'Harnessed to a gigo *Yes.
For the first time, Victor Hugo's masterpiece is now a special abridged edition complete with: French-inspired watercolor paintings, decorative hand-lettering, beautiful full-page illustrated quotes, vintage artwork, foil embossed cover.
Pictures labeled in English and French introduce the characters found in Victor Hugo's classic "Les Misaerables."
Classic / British English Jean Valjean is free at last after nineteen years in prison.
With an Introduction by Adam Gopnik, this Modern Library edition is an outstanding translation of a masterpiece that continues to astonish and entertain readers around the world.
And the novel offers philosophical insight on the good deeds that can happen even amidst ignorance and poverty.
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It seems that poor Cosette will never escape from the wicked Monsieur and Madame Thenardier.
You may think that 1,300 pages is a huge investment of time when the story is so familiar, but no adaptation can convey the addictive pleasure afforded by Victor Hugo's narrative voice: by turns chatty, crotchety, buoyant and savagely ...
EPONINE . I heard you on the stairs . ( MARIUS turns . EPONINE is as miserably dressed as her sister . Underneath her dirt and look of weariness there's an undercurrent of genuine worth . ) I live next door with my family .
In 1815 M. Charles François Bienvenu Myriel was Bishop of D--. He was a man of about seventy-five years of age, and had held the see of D-- since 1806.
This edition, on the other hand, has been newly designed and printed on large-format, archival-quality paper with easy-to-read type, making it a deluxe volume at a still-reasonable price. Complete and unabridged.
"This translation first published under the title The Wretched in Penguin Classics 2013"--Title page verso.
Trying to forget his past and live an honest life, ex-convict Jean Valjean risks his freedom to take care of a motherless young girl during a period of political unrest in Paris.
The story of how the convict Jean Valjean struggles to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed.
Imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean is finally released and struggles to build a new life, but the relentless police Inspector Javert is determined to put him back in jail, forcing Jean to go into hiding.
Chez les égoïstes, les préjugés, les ténèbres de l’éducation riche, l’appétit croissant par l’enivrement, un étourdissement de prospérité qui assourdit, la crainte de souffrir qui, dans quelques-uns, va jusqu’à ...