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Les Miserables (Hardcover)

by Victor Hugo (Author), Peter Washington (Introduction), Charles E. Wilbour (Translator)

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Hardcover: 1472 pages
Publisher: Everyman's Library (Mar 31 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0375403175
ISBN-13: 978-0375403170
Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14.5 x 5.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg

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"Hugo's genius was for the creation of simple and recognizable myth. The huge success of Les Misérables as a didactic work on behalf of the poor and oppressed is due to his poetic and myth-enlarged view of human nature." —V. S. Pritchett

"It was Tolstoy who vindicated [Hugo's] early ambition by judging Les Misérables one of the world's great novels, if not the greatest… [His] ability to present the extremes of experience 'as they are' is, in the end, Hugo's great gift." —From the Introduction by Peter Washington

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gravestone Translation, April 22 2000

By	"raisins24" (Utah) - See all my reviews

Hi! I am the 15 year-old who wrote the earlier review entitled "The Best Book" We just got a program for our computer that can translate different languages to English, so I finally found out what it says on Valjeans gravestone. I thought that I would post it for those of us who can't speak french. Feel free to E-mail me if you have any questions of if you want to talk about the book.

He sleeps. Although the fate was for him very strange, he lived. He died when he didn't have his angel anymore; The thing merely of herself arrives, As the night makes itself when the day leaves.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the greatest novels I have ever read, Sep 11 2000

By	Jaime J. Bestard "JJB" (Fairborn, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"The book which the reader has now before his eyes is, from one end to the other, in its whole and in its details, whatever may be the intermissions, the exceptions, or the defaults, the march from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from the false to the true, from night to day, from appetite to conscience, from rottenness to life, from brutality to duty, from Hell to Heaven, from nothingness to God."

Les Mis�rables; Victor Hugo (Jean Valjean, Book XV, Chapter XX)

As described in the quote, this book is to me as of now the greatest masterpiece, the greatest classic, the best novel, and all those excellent comments. It shows you al the miasma of the earth and at the same time it shows you the good hidden beneath it. You see how the perfect gets some times to be harsh and harmful to society, whereas those who have committed errors and felt repented and been constantly repudiated by the peoples, try to do as much good as they can and in fact benefit their oppressors.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book!, Mar 28 2000

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I am now fifteen I was fourteen when I first saw the musical on PBS and absoulutly loved it. My parents bought the musical for me for Christmas. My brother and I both loved it, and we have memorized nearly all the words. I then became intrested in the novel which I knew was like a million pages long, but I love to read and I loved the musical, so I decided to go for it. I thought it would take me months to read, but it was so intriguing that I finished it in one week (and yes is was the unabriged version). The last night I just read all night long until I finished it. It is sometimes hard to remember that the characters are not real people. I love every character, even Javert. I love the chapters in which Hugo takes us inside the minds of Jean Valjean and Javert. I am afraid I disagree with a earlier review which states that the death of Enjolras and Grantaire was the most moving part of the book although it was extremely moving, the death of Jean Valjean was the most moving, I mean it makes you cry for thirty pages, what can be more moving? In my personal opinion this is the greatest book ever written, but I have never read "War and Peace" which I hear some people think is the best. FYI: Leo Tolstoy said that Les Miserables was one of the greatest, if not the greatest novel ever written, but that was before he wrote "War and Peace".

I noticed that alot a people feel this book is extremely long and I have to admit that some parts weren't entirely necessary, but I still would recommend reading the unabridged version, you just can't get the full depth of the story unless you read the full version.

To sum it all up read the book and go see the musical they are both exellent.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Takes some dedication to get through
In general, this is an absolutely wonderful book. However, it does take a bit of perserverence and dedication to get through it. Read more

Published on April 23 2000 by Allan Johnson

4.0 out of 5 stars I would not have it one word shorter!
Yes, it is a very long novel, but every word counts. This is not the sort of book to read if you just want to know what happens next - it is a lovely, long, engrossing read. Read more

Published on Feb 23 2000 by pure-swallow

5.0 out of 5 stars I conform and agree with the below
When handed this book as a gift by my boyfriend, I must say that I was a bit overwhelmed at the voluminous content. I must say that Hugo did not forget to describe ANYTHING! Read more

Published on Jun 13 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Easily the most AMAZING novel I've ever read!
I love the film adaptions and musical of Les Miserables, but they can't even compare to the greatness of this piece of literature. Read more