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Les Misérables (Signet Classics) (original 1862; edition 1987)

by Victor Hugo

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Book lovers of all ages owe it to themselves to conquer this masterwork of nineteenth-century fiction from Victor Hugo, also author of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. One hundred and fifty years after the original publication of Les Miserables, the heart-rending story of Jean Valjean, Fantine, Cosette and dozens of others of France's downtrodden and dispossessed continues to capture the imaginations of audiences around the world.… (more)

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Title:Les Misérables (Signet Classics)
Authors:Victor Hugo
Info:Signet Classics (1987), Edition: Unabridged Version, Mass Market Paperback, 1488 pages
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My favourite book in the entire world, I love it so much. ( )
  Mr.neatman | Feb 4, 2024 |
Les Misérables is a remarkable book significant for its well-crafted characters and moral vision that is still relevant even today. However, it's not an easy read as it is full of tangents. Even for those who frequently read 19th-century literature, Les Misérables can be quite challenging. Some chapters are composed of obscure references that may not be easily comprehensible to Les Misérables is an exceptional book known for its well-crafted characters and a moral vision that is still relevant today. However, it's not an easy read as it is full of tangents. Even for those who frequently read 19th-century literature, Les Misérables can be quite challenging. Some of the chapters contain obscure references that may not be easily understandable to modern readers. Nevertheless, these tangents are not necessarily a bad thing. Some readers may find them interesting, while others may find them dull, depending on their interests. The chapters on Waterloo and the Parisian sewer system are among the most intriguing ones. In summary, Les Misérables is a worthwhile but challenging read, filled with memorable characters and a moral vision that should be common sense.modern readers, but they are not essential to the story. Nevertheless, the tangents are not necessarily a bad thing. Some readers may find them interesting, while others may find them dull, depending on their interests. For instance, the chapters on Waterloo and the Parisian sewer system are among the most intriguing ones.Les Misérables is a good book and an important one, filled with memorable characters and a moral vision that should have (and should be) common sense. It is equally full of tangents. Les Miserable is a very worthwhile read, but it's not always an easy read. Even for those who often read 19th-century literature, Les Mis is on another level. Entire chapters composed of obscure references may be nearly incomprehensible to modern readers, but these chapters are not critical to the story.

The tangents aren't necessarily bad--you'll probably like some and be bored by some depending on your interests; some people are partial to Waterloo and or the Parisian sewer system. ( )
  Huba.Library | Jan 20, 2024 |
A Book More Than 100 Years Old

Although there were several times I was tempted to throw this book across the room in frustration, particularly in the interminable scene of Marius watching through the hole in the wall and "agonizing" whether he should interfere in a possible murder, this was a satisfying read. I did find the repeated coincidental encounters between characters far-fetched in a city the size of Paris (e.g. Valjean and Marius' encounter with Thenadier at the Seine with Javert lying in wait) but Hugo wouldn't have a story without these encounters. And until the very end I was uncertain whether this was a story of redemption or a tragedy. At 1,400+ pages, you have to be invested in the story and characters to get past Hugo's ambling detours, but it's well worth the effort. ( )
  skavlanj | Dec 18, 2023 |
Uma roleta russa de emoções. Me fez chorar.
Esse livro é nota 10. Simplesmente fantástico.
Enredo lindo e comovente do início ao fim, com personagens cativantes e um rico fundo histórico retratado de maneira grandiosa. É praticamente uma aula de história sobre a revolução francesa e as agitações que ocorreram na França no século XIX, abordando a dura realidade da miséria humana e da injustiça, sem deixar de revelar, no entanto, a beleza, a generosidade e a compaixão que podem surgir nas mais variadas situações. ( )
  carolrisan | Nov 16, 2023 |
4,5 estrelas

Obra grandiosa, bem escrita, com ótima trama e leitura leve.

Pontos negativos foram os excessos de divagação e digressão histórica, e de referências literárias em obras antigas.

Vale uma segunda leitura após estudar a fundo os grandes clássicos greco-romanos ( )
  jgrossi | Nov 12, 2023 |
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Bayard, Émile-AntoineIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Denny, NormanTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Donougher, ChristineTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Fernández Cuesta, NemesioTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Homewood, BillNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Lehtonen, J. V.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Solange kraft der Gesetze und Sitten eine soziale Verdammnis existiert, die auf künstlichem Weg, inmitten einer hoch entwickelten Zivilisation, Höllen schafft und noch ein von Menschen gewolltes Fatum zu dem Schicksal, das von Gott kommt, hinzufügt ; solange die drei Probleme des Jahrhunderts, die Entartung des Mannes durch das Proletariat, die Entsittlichung des Weibes infolge materieller Not und die Verwahrlosung des Kindes, nicht gelöst sind ;
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In the Year 1815 Monseigneur Charles-François-Bienvenu Myriel was Bishop of Digne.
So long as there shall exist, by virtue of law and custom, decrees of damnation pronounced by society, artificially creating hells amid the civilization of the earth, and adding the element of human fate to divine destiny; so long as the three great problems of the century - the degradation of man through pauperism, the corruption of woman through hunger, the crippling of children through lack of light - are unsolved; so long as social asphyxia is possible in any part of the world - in other words, and with a still wider significance, so long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Miserables cannot fail to be of use. (Preface)
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Book lovers of all ages owe it to themselves to conquer this masterwork of nineteenth-century fiction from Victor Hugo, also author of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. One hundred and fifty years after the original publication of Les Miserables, the heart-rending story of Jean Valjean, Fantine, Cosette and dozens of others of France's downtrodden and dispossessed continues to capture the imaginations of audiences around the world.

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Victor Hugo’s literary masterpiece, “Les Miserables,” was first published in 1862 and would ultimately establish the author as one of the most gifted and influential writers of his time. The novel is principally concerned with the story of ex-convict Jean Valjean, a man who is initially imprisoned for stealing bread for his starving family, and because of numerous escape attempts ends up being imprisoned for a period of nineteen years. Jean Valjean, despite his efforts to become a force for good in the world cannot escape the consequences of his criminal past. The novel paints a picture of nineteen century Paris, in all its gritty detail, as a time of great conflict. Themes of moral redemption, politics, justice, and human rights are vividly expressed as Hugo follows the lives and struggles of the lower classes of Parisian society in the 19th century. This sprawling epic is at once a brilliant fictional narrative and a sharp criticism of the social and economic injustice that the countless impoverished peoples of the world have faced. A tale of heroism and love, “Les Miserables,” is justifiably regarded as one of the greatest novels ever written.
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A fugitive man
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