About this work of fiction
Les Misérables : Abridged by Victor Hugo, Laurence M. Porter, Charles Wilber is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. One of the most widely read novels of all time, Les Misérables was the crowning literary achievement of Victor Hugo’s stunning career. Though he was considered the greatest French writer of his day, Hugo was forced to flee the country because of his opposition to Napoleon III. While in exile he completed Les Misérables, an enormous melodrama set against the background of political upheaval in France following the rule of Napoleon I. This newly abridged edition of Les Misérables tells the story of the peasant Jean Valjeanunjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and h
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Victor Hugo, Laurence M. Porter, Charles Wilber
- Publisher
- Spark Educational Publishing
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781593080662
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance