Les Misérables (Illustrated)

Les Misérables (Illustrated)

by Victor Hugo
Les Misérables (Illustrated)

Les Misérables (Illustrated)

by Victor Hugo

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Overview

Les Misérables is historical novel by French author Victor Hugo, first published in 1862. It is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title.

Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption.

Examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of France, the architecture and urban design of Paris, politics, moral philosophy, anti-monarchism, justice, religion, and the types and nature of romantic and familial love. Les Misérables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for the stage, television, and film, including a musical and a film adaptation of that musical.

This Classics Collection edition contains all five volumes of the work, formatted specifically for the NOOK. Also included are 30+ original illustrations.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940150125407
Publisher: JPU
Publication date: 01/29/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

About The Author

"If a writer wrote merely for his time, I would have to break my pen and throw it away," the larger-than-life Victor Hugo once confessed. Indeed, this 19th-century French author's books — from the epic drama Les Misérables to the classic unrequited love story The Hunchback of Notre Dame — have spanned the ages, their themes of morality and redemption as applicable to our times as to his.

Date of Birth:

February 26, 1802

Date of Death:

May 22, 1885

Place of Birth:

Besançon, France

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

Pension Cordier, Paris, 1815-18
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