Les Miserables (Penguin Classics)

Les Miserables (Penguin Classics)

"He was no longer Jean Valjean, but No. 24601"

Victor Hugoâ€™s tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged policeman Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty. A compelling and compassionate view of the victims of early nineteenth-century French society, Les MisÃ©rablesÂ is a novel on an epic scale, moving inexorably from the eve of the battle of Waterloo to the July Revolution of 1830.Â Norman Dennyâ€™s introduction to his lively English translation discusses Hugoâ€™s political and artistic aims in writingÂ Les MisÃ©rables.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140444308
ReleaseDate 1982-04-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140444308

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780140444308
ReleaseDate	1982-04-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140444308

Les Miserables (Penguin Classics)

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