This book features many of the characters who are well-known: Valjean, the criminal trying to escape his reputation; Javert, the police agent ...Show synopsisThis book features many of the characters who are well-known: Valjean, the criminal trying to escape his reputation; Javert, the police agent trailing him; the unfortunate Fantine and her daughter, Cosette; the rascally Thenardier; and above all the splendid street urchin, Gavroche. Among the unforgettable descriptions are those of the Paris sewers, the battle of Waterloo and the fighting at the barricades during the July Revolution. There are few more complete, or more vivid, pictures of France at the beginning of the nineteenth century. "Les Miserables" is at once a thrilling narrative and a social document embracing a wider field than any other novel of its time. This edition is an abridgment of Norman Denny's translation.Hide synopsis
Les Miserables (Modern Library) – Hardcover (1992)
by
Victor Hugo, Charles E Wilbour (Translator)
Hardcover, Modern Library 1992
English
1,280 pages
ISBN: 0679600124 ISBN-13: 9780679600121
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 imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre.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 imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre.Hide
Description:Fine in fine dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dj; lt. tanning...Fine in fine dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dj; lt. tanning rear cover lower tip wear. (ID: 916S) Charles E. Wilbour, Translator
Description:Near Fine in hardcover in Near Fine dustjacket. 21 by 15 cm....Near Fine in hardcover in Near Fine dustjacket. 21 by 15 cm. 1260 pages. Thick volume. Pictorial dustjacket. Illustrated endpapers. Very light wear to edges only. Bright, clean.
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Les Miserables :
One of my all time favourites!! So beautifully written, this book got me reading again after 15 yrs.
I found the parts about the revolution etc. a little hard to follow at first?but I would say to anyone ?don?t put it down!!? The book is kind of dark and dreary. But those were ...
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For ten years after reading Les Miserables I took inspiration from it in regard to how I
treated other people. The unabridged version has some places that are hard to
understand why Hugo included them but in all it was a superb read and I recommend
to anyone who wants to understand redemption.
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Excellent Book. Victor Hugo is a remarkable author easily compared to Henrik Sinkewitz in his writing style. The book is historically accurate which adds to the value of reading the book and following the storyline. Hugo does an excellent job depicting the Battle of Waterloo and takes a whole chapter ...
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I had to read this for a class and while not as exciting as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" it was a pretty good book. Hugo took a social issue and wrote an epic story. Expressing the plight of the poor in this beautifuly constructive narrative it opens ones eyes to important issues. Alot of the complaints ...
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