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Victor hugo 180285 was the most forceful, prolific and versatile of french nineteenthcentury writers. Learn about the book spine and how to calculate the thickness of a book. This famous musical has been produced in 40 countries and been interpreted into 21 different languages. Jean valjean, after spending nineteen years in jail and in the galleys for stealing a loaf of bread and for several attempts to escape, is finally released, but his past keeps haunting him. Ever since its first performances in 1985, les miserables has been a smash success, and is now the longestrunning musical in the world with an awardwinning hollywood movie to its name. Dela cruz, 311 august 3, 2015 introduction victor hugo victor marie hugo, born on february 26, 1802, was a celebrated french author during the romantic movement and is best known for his poetry and his novels including the hunchback of notredame and les miserables. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A novel modern library kindle edition by hugo, victor, charles e. Les miserables, victor hugo 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 book is an ideal companion for anyone who loves the show. Free online study guide summary for les miserables by victor hugo book notes chapter summary synopsis booknotes study guide analysis online notes.
Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. Charles francoisbienvenu myriel has been bishop of digne for nine years. My reaction was overwhelmingly positive, and i felt i had to read the book. Goodreads members who liked les miserables also liked. The book is nearly 3,000 pages long and considered an epic. Sep 10, 2012 an antique les miserables edition or just a really ratty book.
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Les miserables or, as it is often shortened, les mis is a novel by victor hugo, published in 1862. Indeed, this 19thcentury french authors books from the epic drama les miserables 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. Les miserables, five volumes, complete by victor hugo. If a writer wrote merely for his time, i would have to break my pen and throw it away, the largerthanlife victor hugo once confessed. After its great success, hollywood has now decided to take on the difficult task to bring this beloved play to the big screen. Hugo opens book three of les miserables by discussing the street children of paris and going through all of the different types of urchins as though they were subspecies of humanity. Les miserables by victor hugo, first edition abebooks. Nov 01, 2003 at the beginning of the twentieth century, polls rated hugo as the greatest nineteenthcentury french poet, but his gifts as a storyteller in his plays and novels were fully acknowledged on an international scale only when les miserables was produced as the first fulllength feature film in france in 1909. Les miserables is known to many through its numerous stage and screen adaptations, such as the stage musical of the same name, sometimes abbreviated les mis. The leather cover is beautiful an the quality of pages inside is thick and creamy white. Les miserables victor hugo first edition raptis rare books.
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