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Les Miserables
Victor Hugo
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Description for Les Miserables
Paperback. Peopled by colourful characters from the nineteenth-century Parisian underworld; the street children, the prostitutes and the criminals, this novel tells the story of an escaped convict Jean Valjean, and his efforts to reform his ways and care for the little orphan girl he rescues from a life of cruelty. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 1376 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 51. Weight in Grams: 924.
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Les Misérables is a novel peopled by colourful characters from the nineteenth-century Parisian underworld; the street children, the prostitutes and the criminals. In telling the story of escaped convict Jean Valjean, and his efforts to reform his ways and care for the little orphan girl he rescues from a life of cruelty, Victor Hugo drew attention to the plight of the poor and oppressed.
Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, Les Misérables is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
1376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1376
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099529965
SKU
V9780099529965
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About Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was born on 26 February 1802 at Besançon, where his father, an officer under Napoleon, was stationed. After his parents separated in 1812, Hugo lived in Paris with his mother and brothers. At twenty he married Adele Foucher and published his first poetry collection. Hugo was elected to the Academie Francaise in 1841. The accidental death two years ... Read more
Reviews for Les Miserables
There are plenty of translations of this extensive, exuberant novel that cut out anything superfluous. But God is in the detail, and Julie Rose has returned all the detail, making a language that is rich and gorgeous. This is the one to read... and if you are flying, just carry it under your arm as you board, or better still, ... Read more