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New York: Barnes & Noble, 1996. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x6x2. 6th printing of 1996 reissue. An excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. vi, 1222 pp. Translated into English from the original French by Charles E. Wilbour. Complete and unabridged. "Les Miserables is a novel by French author Victor Hugo, and among the best-known novels of the 19th century. It has been described as one of the greatest novels ever written in any language. It follows the lives and interactions of several French characters over a twenty-year period in the early 19th century, starting in the year of Napoleon's final defeat. The novel principally focuses on the struggles of the main character, ex-convict Jean Valjean, as he seeks to redeem himself from his past mistakes. It also provides social commentary by examining the impact of Valjean's actions: and it examines the nature of good, evil, and the law, in a sweeping story that expounds upon the history…
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