Books with title Les Miserables, a novel

Value priced! The story that has thrilled millions comes to life in a brand new way in Focus on the Family Radio Theatre's Les Miserables. This audio drama beautifully portrays the redeeming power of forgiveness through the story of Jean Valjean, an embittered convict whose life is changed by a single act of kindness. Recorded in London with some of England's finest actors, it will mesmerize adults and families alike.

This is an *ABRIDGED* reading of Les Miserables. It is read by Christopher Cazenove and it is part of the 'Classics Read by Celebrities' audiobook series. Victor Hugo's masterpiece of adventure, rebellion, and human redemption burst onto the French literary scene in 1862. It remains a classic of political upheaval and social oppression, as experience by individuals whose life-and-death struggles touch our hearts. Christopher Cazenove's reading brings to life such memorable characters as the saintly Bishop, the orphaned Cosette, and Jean Valjean, the former convict who struggles to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity. Set in the Parisian underworld and plotted like a detective story, Les Miserables follows Jean Valjean, originally an honest peasant, who has been imprisoned for nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister's starving family. A hardened criminal upon his release, he eventually reforms, becoming a successful industrialist and town mayor. Despite this, he is haunted by an impulsive former crime and is pursued relentlessly by the police inspector Javert. Hugo describes early nineteenth-century France with a sweeping power that gives his novel epic stature. Among the most famous chapters are the account of the battle of Waterloo and Valjean's flight through the Paris sewers.This is an abridged version of the compelling novel that shook the literary world.

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Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title, however several alternatives have been used, including The Miserable, The Wretched, The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims and The Dispossessed. Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption. Examining the nature of law and grace, 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. Les Misérables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for the stage, television, and film, including a musical and a film adaptation of that musical.

This unique edition includes hand-crafted annotations:- Historical background‘Les Miserables’ was first published in in 1862.Victor Hugo was born in 1802 and died in 1885. He left a legacy of outstanding novels that continue to captivate minds and hearts of the audience even after more than hundred fifty years after its first publication. Vivid images and gripping plot engages readers more than anything. Especially ‘Les Miserables’ is a must read for all.‘Les Miserables’ – fascinating story about love, hate, devotion and treason. Hours of reading – will keep reader entertained for days (if not weeks). It has since been adapted for the theatre as well as a recent popular movie starring Ann Hathaway.