As for the story itself, les miserables is simply one of the greatest stories ever told. In the sewers and backstreets we encounter the wolflike tread of crime, and assassination for a few sous is all in a days work. Paused youre listening to a sample of the audible audio edition. Les miserables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. An exconvict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous man, but is pursued by a police inspector. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. After doing some research i found out that there was an english translation by charles wilbour personally approved of by victor hugo himself, which is the translation used in this edition. Les miserables audiobook abridged listen instantly.
Set in the parisian underworld of the early nineteenth century, les miserables follows the adventures of jean. Les miserables abridged audio cd audiobook, abridged. We weep with the unlucky and heartbroken fantine, and we exult with the heroic revolutionaries of the barricades. It is 1,220 pages long in this addition, however it is more than worth it. Les miserables abridged les miserables unabridged the man in the iron mask unabridged the man in the iron mask abridged the mark of zorro unabridged the moonstone abridged the red and the black abridged the red and the black unabridged the scarlet pimpernel unabridged shakespeares lovers unabridged she abridged. Victor hugo was a literary genius and the story he constructs here is full of amazing and unforgettable moments.
Les miserables is a romantic novel packed with revealing incidents of slum life and poverty in nineteenthcentury france. Anyone who loves the broadway musical will love this book. This is extremely abridged, and some of the most important parts have been omitted. Les miserables is set in paris after the french revolution. Victor hugos les miserables is a novel which tells the story of exconvict jean valjean, his struggles and eventual redemption. Les miserables abridged audiobook on cd 9781491542323 by victor hugo. Les miserables by victor hugo on free audio book download. I picked up a modern translation of les miserables recently and decided i didnt like it since it was overly abridged and too modern.
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