Les Miserables - Enriched Classics Author:Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo — Les MisÉrables — Translated by Charles E. Wilbour — Abridged, edited and with an introduction by Paul Bénichou
Published simultaneously in nine languages in 1862, Les MiséRables is a vast tapestry set against the chaos of post-Napoleonic France. A cast of hundreds is woven into the epic s... more »tory of the ex-convict Jean Valjean and his valiant struggle to redeem himself. A potent social document of the poverty, ignorance, and brutality of man, Les MiséRables is also a rousing adventure and a passionate parable of love. Here, Victor Hugo displays his skills as a dramatist and poet, and shows his deeply felt compassion for all mankind. Pocket Books' Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of Les MiséRables contains the original introduction by Hugo scholar and Harvard professor Paul Bénichou, as well as his accomplished abridgment.« less
SOME ADVICE:
It is best to get an abridged copy of this story. Victor Hugo was concidered a bit "wordy" even in his time.
Toning down some parts doesn't ruin this particular story in any way.
I LOVE the story!
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