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Les Miserables Hardback - 2012
by Victor Hugo
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- Title Les Miserables
- Author Victor Hugo
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition Th
- Condition Used - Very good
- Pages 908
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Classics, New York
- Publication date 2012
- Bookseller's Inventory # X11F-02344
- ISBN 9781435144774 / 1435144775
- Category Fiction - General
- Library of Congress subjects Ex-convicts, Orphans
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012462069
- Dewey Decimal Code 843.7
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About this book
Considered one of the
greatest novels of the 19th century, Les Miserables (translated variously from
French as The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims) is
a French historical novel by Victor Hugo. The story follows the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean from 1815 through the 1832 Rebellion in Paris. Les Miserables' beloved story of redemption encourages compassion and hope in the face of adversity and injustice.
The epic novel is divided in five volumes, each of which is divided into several books and subdivided into chapters, totaling 48 books and 365 chapters. Les Miserables, as a whole, is one the longest novels ever written with about 1,500 pages in unabridged English editions and 1,900 pages in French. Les Misérables 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 epic novel is divided in five volumes, each of which is divided into several books and subdivided into chapters, totaling 48 books and 365 chapters. Les Miserables, as a whole, is one the longest novels ever written with about 1,500 pages in unabridged English editions and 1,900 pages in French. Les Misérables is known to many through its numerous stage and screen adaptations, such as the stage musical of the same name, sometimes abbreviated "Les Mis".
Reader reviews for Les Miserables
Review summary
Readers widely regard Les Misérables as a towering, emotionally intense novel that fuses story, history, and moral philosophy. Many praise its sweeping character arcs—especially Valjean and Javert—and its enduring social critique, citing moments of profound insight and catharsis. The most common complaint is the heavy digression—Waterloo, sewers, slang—which slows momentum and prompts some to prefer abridged editions or to skim. Unabridged readers report tougher going but a richer payoff; audio adaptations and translation choices significantly shape the experience. A minority found the pacing unbearable or the Marius–Cosette romance grating, but the consensus frames the book as demanding yet deeply rewarding.
Readers say this book is:
emotionally powerfulphilosophically richhistorically densedigressivelengthyrewardinguneven pacingbetter abridgedcharacter-drivenenduringly relevant1000/5 stars. Extremely good, despite long-winded descriptions. Great morals, great themes, great characters, great accuracy to historical life back then.
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From the publisher
First edition identification
Lacroix, Verboeckhoven &
Co. first published Les Miserables in Brussels in 1862. The Paris edition was
published a few days later.
