Les Misérables

Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables, presented here in Isabel F. Hapgood's English translation, is a sprawling work of fiction that follows characters including Jean Valjean, Fantine, Cosette, Marius, and Javert through French society in the early nineteenth century, beginning with a benevolent bishop and a former convict's moral transformation.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›From 1816 to 1860›France

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›From 1816 to 1860