Les Misérables / Victor Hugo ; translated by Isabel F. Hapgood.

By:

Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885

Language: English Original language: French Publisher: San Diego, California : Canterbury Classics, [2015]Description: xv, 1247 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781626864641 (hardcover)

Uniform titles:

Misérables. English (Hapgood)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Epic literature.

DDC classification:

843/.7 23

LOC classification:

PQ2286 .A31 2015b

Other classification:

FIC004000 | FIC014000 | FIC032000

Summary: "So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Misérables cannot fail to be of use," says Victor Hugo in the preface of his famous novel. Certainly, Les Mise;rables is French history recounted through the personal stories of its main characters. The tale offers philosophical insight on the good deeds that can happen even amidst ignorance and poverty. This handsome leather-bound volume is a beautiful addition to any classic literature library with specially designed endpapers, gilded edges, and a ribbon bookmark so you will never lose your place. "-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Victor Hugo's classic 1862 novel about the struggles and triumphs of the French people, in particular the ex-convict Jean Valjean and his nemesis, Inspector Javert"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	FSSH Seminar Library, USTC General Stacks	843/.7	1	Available		14357

"So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Misérables cannot fail to be of use," says Victor Hugo in the preface of his famous novel. Certainly, Les Mise;rables is French history recounted through the personal stories of its main characters. The tale offers philosophical insight on the good deeds that can happen even amidst ignorance and poverty. This handsome leather-bound volume is a beautiful addition to any classic literature library with specially designed endpapers, gilded edges, and a ribbon bookmark so you will never lose your place. "-- Provided by publisher.

"Victor Hugo's classic 1862 novel about the struggles and triumphs of the French people, in particular the ex-convict Jean Valjean and his nemesis, Inspector Javert"-- Provided by publisher.

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