Les Miserables

Les Miserables
Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 1458
Release: 2015-02-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0143107569

The first new Penguin Classics translation in forty years of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece, the subject of The Novel of the Century by David Bellos—published in a stunning Deluxe edition. Winner of the French-American Foundation & Florence Gould Foundation’s 29th Annual Translation Prize in Fiction. The subject of the world’s longest-running musical and the award-winning film, Les Misérables is a genuine literary treasure. Victor Hugo’s tale of injustice, heroism, and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him, and has been a perennial favorite since it first appeared over 150 years ago. This exciting new translation with Jillian Tamaki’s brilliant cover art will be a gift both to readers who have already fallen for its timeless story and to new readers discovering it for the first time. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Her Royal Highness

Her Royal Highness
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 152473828X

Regal romance abounds in this flirty, laugh-out-loud companion novel to Prince Charming, by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins, now in paperback! Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. Heartbroken and ready for a change of pace, Millie decides to apply for scholarships to boarding schools . . . the farther from Houston the better. Soon, Millie is accepted into one of the world's most exclusive schools, located in the rolling highlands of Scotland. Here, the country is dreamy and green; the school is covered in ivy, and the students think her American-ness is adorable. The only problem: Mille's roommate Flora is a total princess. She's also an actual princess. Of Scotland. At first, the girls can't stand each other, but before Millie knows it, she has another sort-of-best-friend/sort-of-girlfriend. Princess Flora could be a new chapter in her love life, but Millie knows the chances of happily-ever-afters are slim . . . after all, real life isn't a fairy tale . . . or is it? New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins brings the feels and the laughs to her latest romance.

The Novel of the Century

The Novel of the Century
Author: David Bellos
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2017-03-21
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0374716293

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Winner of the American Library in Paris Book Award, 2017 Les Misérables is among the most popular and enduring novels ever written. Like Inspector Javert’s dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean, its appeal has never waned, but only grown broader in its one-hundred-and-fifty-year life. Whether we encounter Victor Hugo’s story on the page, onstage, or on-screen, Les Misérables continues to captivate while also, perhaps unexpectedly, speaking to contemporary concerns. In The Novel of the Century, the acclaimed scholar and translator David Bellos tells us why. This enchanting biography of a classic of world literature is written for “Les Mis” fanatics and novices alike. Casting decades of scholarship into accessible narrative form, Bellos brings to life the extraordinary story of how Victor Hugo managed to write his novel of the downtrodden despite a revolution, a coup d’état, and political exile; how he pulled off a pathbreaking deal to get it published; and how his approach to the “social question” would define his era’s moral imagination. More than an ode to Hugo’s masterpiece, The Novel of the Century also shows that what Les Misérables has to say about poverty, history, and revolution is full of meaning today.

Les Misérables

Les Misérables
Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre:
ISBN:

The story begins in 1815 in Digne, as the peasant Jean Valjean, just released from 19 years' imprisonment in the Bagne of Toulon-five for stealing bread for his starving sister and her family and fourteen more for numerous escape attempts-is turned away by innkeepers because his yellow passport marks him as a former convict. He sleeps on the street, angry and bitter.Digne's benevolent Bishop Myriel gives him shelter. At night, Valjean runs off with Myriel's silverware. When the police capture Valjean, Myriel pretends that he has given the silverware to Valjean and presses him to take two silver candlesticks as well, as if he had forgotten to take them. The police accept his explanation and leave. Myriel tells Valjean that his life has been spared for God, and that he should use money from the silver candlesticks to make an honest man of himself.

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (Book Analysis)

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (Book Analysis)
Author: Bright Summaries
Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2016-02-26
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 2806270286

Unlock the more straightforward side of Les Misérables with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, which is one of the author’s most famous works and a world-renowned novel. It focuses on Jean Valjean, a former prisoner who tries to rebuild his life, and goes on to tell the stories of Cosette, Fantine, Javert, Marius, and many other characters who are now household names throughout the world. Hugo wanted to depict the stark reality of French society during the 19th century and tackles themes such as politics, philosophy and justice. It has since been adapted for the stage, with the musical version being the longest-running musical in the West End, running continuously since October 1985. Hugo was a national treasure in France, both as a writer and as a political figure and his death triggered intense national mourning. Find out everything you need to know about Les Misérables in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

Les Misérables, Volume 1

Les Misérables, Volume 1
Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Total Pages: 514
Release:
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 3849676854

Les Misérables is widely regarded as the greatest epic and dramatic work of fiction ever created or conceived: the epic of a soul transfigured and redeemed, purified by heroism and glorified through suffering; the tragedy and the comedy of life at its darkest and its brightest, of humanity at its best and at its worst. 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. This is part one of two, containing the first two volumes (“Fantine”, “Cosette”) and the first seven books of volume three (”Marius”).

Les Miserables; Volume 4

Les Miserables; Volume 4
Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781017079722

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The Scar

The Scar
Author: Sergey Dyachenko
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2012-11-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780765367907

"Originally published as IIIPAM in 1997 by ACT in Moscow"--Title page verso.