The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled 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. "From the Paperback edition."
This fine edition features the renowned original translation and a sensitive abridgment.
One hundred and fifty years after the original publication of Les Miserables, the heart-rending story of Jean Valjean, Fantine, Cosette and dozens of others of France's downtrodden and dispossessed continues to capture the imaginations of ...
A wonderful introduction to Victor Hugo's epic tale of injustice, love and heroism in 19th century France. The story follows Jean Valjean, an ex-convict, as he tries to put his criminal past behind him.
This edition is the classic English translation of Hugo's friend Charles Wilbour, which appeared the same year the novel was published in France.
Les Miserables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either...
In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean--a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert--Hugo achieves the sort of rare ...
Les Miserables
Valjean volunteers to execute Javert himself, and Enjolras grants permission.
Les misérables Tome II: Cosette by Victor Hugo
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Straffefangen Jean Valjeans livslange kamp for at leve en menneskelig tilværelse og for at hjælpe samfundets laveste i Frankrig i årene mellem Napoleons fald og julirevolutionen i den første tredjedel af 1800-tallet
The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled 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. "From the Paperback edition.
Les Misérables: History in the Making
Reproduction of the original: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Expressing the author's ideas about society, religion and politics, it is in the backdrop of Napoleonic Wars and ensuing years that the story unravels. Grace, moral philosophy, law and history of France are discussed.
Reproduction of the original: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Les Miserables
While the fictional aspects may seem to be an afterthought, Hugo's craft is apparent as he weaves multiple characters together.Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if ...