Les Miserables
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. In the English-speaking world,
the novel is usually referred to by its original French title, however several alternatives have been used, including The Miserable, The Wretched, The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones,
The Wretched Poor, The Victims and The Dispossessed. 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, antimonarchism, justice, religion, and the types and
nature of romantic and familial love. Les Miserables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for the stage, television, and film, including a musical and a film adaptation of that musical.
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| Les Miserables - wikipedia 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. |
| Les Miserables (1935 film) This is a 1935 film adaptation of the novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Directed by Richard Boleslawski, it starred Fredric March as Jean Valjean/Champmathieu and Charles Laughton as Inspector Emile Javert. |
| Les Miserables (1937 radio show) This is a seven-part radio series broadcast July 23?September 3, 1937, on the Mutual Network. Orson Welles adapted Victor Hugo's novel, directed the series and starred as Jean Valjean. |
| e-Books |
| Les Miserables by Victor Hugo The Project Gutenberg EBook of Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo. Translator: Isabel F. Hapgood. Read this book online: HTML. Download This eBook. EPUB. Kindle. Plain Text. |
| Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1802-1885; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer. Publisher: New York: Dodd, Mead. Language: English. Book Contributor: Harold B. Lee Library. |
| Audio Books |
| Les Miserables, Vol. 1: Fantine LibriVox recording of Les Miserables, Vol. 1, by Victor Hugo. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. Read by LibriVox volunteers. Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text. |
| Les Miserables, Vol. 2: Cosette LibriVox recording of Les Miserables, Vol. 1, by Victor Hugo. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. Read by LibriVox volunteers. Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text. |
| Les Miserables, Vol. 3: Marius LibriVox recording of Les Miserables, Vol. 1, by Victor Hugo. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. Read by LibriVox volunteers. Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text. |
| Les Miserables, Vol. 4: The Idyll in the Rue Plumet and the Epic in the Rue St. Denis LibriVox recording of Les Miserables, Vol. 1, by Victor Hugo. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. Read by LibriVox volunteers. Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text. |
| Les Miserables, Vol. 5: Jean Valjean LibriVox recording of Les Miserables, Vol. 1, by Victor Hugo. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. Read by LibriVox volunteers. Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text. |