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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

"Les Mis rables - Volume II" from Victor Hugo. French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist and statesman (1802-1885).

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

(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

En esta segunda parte de los Miserables, el autor presenta un retrato de Jean Valjean, un hombre bueno pero que fue condenado a prisi n por haber robado pan para alimentar a su familia. Estando en prisi n el hombre intenta varias veces escapar por lo que su condena crece en cada... Read Full Overview

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) It has been said that Victor Hugo has a street named after him in virtually every town in France. A major reason for the singular celebrity of this most popular and versatile of the great French writers is "Les Miserables "(1862). In this story... Read Full Overview

One of the most widely read novels of all time, Les Miserables was the crowning literary achievement of Victor Hugo's stunning career. includes unique vintage illustrations.

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