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This book is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, translated by Isabel F. Hapgood with notes by Jim Coburn. The footnotes explain the numerous places and events that are unexplained by the author. Phonetic pronunciations are given for French names and places.

L'action de roman se d roule en France au cours de la premi re moiti du xixe si cle, encadr e par les deux grands combats que sont la bataille de Waterloo (1815) et les meutes de juin 1832. On y suit, pendant cinq tomes, la vie de Jean Valjean, de sa sortie du bagne jusqu'... Read Full Overview

The second volume of five that comprise Victor Hugo's masterpiece Les Miserables. Each volume is lightweight-a more friendly and convenient approach than a 1,200-page version; and legible-no squinting required.The five books that complete this set can be found simply by copying... Read Full Overview

Les Misrables , de Victor Hugo fut publie en 1862, et constitue un des grands sommets de la littrature franaise, tout en rigeant une puissante peinture de la vie Paris et en province pendant le XIX e sicle. Loeuvre nous est livre en cinq parties, agglutines autour de la figure... Read Full Overview

In Les Mis rables Victor Hugo takes readers deep into the Parisian underworld, immerses them in a battle between good and evil, and carries them onto the barricades during the uprising of 1832. Within his dramatic story are themes that capture the intellect and the emotions:... Read Full Overview

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape... Read Full Overview

In this second part of Les Mis rables, the author presents a portrait of Jean Valjean, a good man but sentenced to prison for stealing bread to feed his family. Being in prison the man tries several times to escape so his sentence grows in every attempt. He is released after... Read Full Overview

Few novels ever swept the world with such overpowering impact as "Les Miserables". Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, "Les Miserables" is not only a superb adventure but a powerful social document. The... Read Full Overview