Les Misérables: Poetry Guide and Free Edition

Les Misérables is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Hugo, Victor (1802–1885). The listed translation credits are Hapgood, Isabel Florence (1850–1928).

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"Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo is a French epic historical novel published in 1862. Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, it follows ex-convict Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption. The novel explores the nature of law and grace, examining themes of justice, poverty, and love through the lives of interconnected characters in nineteenth-century France. Considered one of the greatest novels of its century, it depicts society's most downtrodden members and their fight for dignity.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Les Misérables
• Author credits: Hugo, Victor (1802–1885)
• Catalogue language: English
• Translator credits: Hapgood, Isabel Florence (1850–1928)

Catalogue subjects

• Epic literature
• Ex-convicts -- Fiction
• Historical fiction
• Orphans -- Fiction
• Paris (France) -- Fiction

Gutenberg collections

• Banned Books from Anne Haight's list
• Category: Classics of Literature
• Category: French Literature
• Category: Historical Novels
• Category: Novels
• Historical Fiction

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