1996, ISBN: 1566199158

[EAN: 9781566199155], [PU: NY. 1996. Barnes & Noble], Jacket, thick blue & white 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. lo… Altro …

[EAN: 9781566199155], [PU: NY. 1996. Barnes & Noble], Jacket, thick blue & white 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 2nd printing (#2 in # line) of this edition. vi+1222p. novels. french literature. fiction. ~ One of the world's great novels, Les Miserables burst onto the French literary scene in 1862 during the tumultuous years of the ill~fated reign of Napoleon III. Published in 1862 while Victor Hugo was in exile for his criticism of the emperor, Les Miserables is an encyclopedic look at all aspects of French society during the remarkable convulsions of the early nineteenth century. Hugo, famous for his championship of the common man, uses the events of post~Napoleonic France as a backdrop to tell the story of Jean Valjean, one of the most memorable characters in all fiction. Released after nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Valjean now seeks to redeem his life by helping others, particularly the lowly prostitute Fantine and her daughter, Cosette. At the same time Valjean is doggedly pursued by police inspector Javert. Within Valjean' s story are Hugo's brilliant dissections of French society, and his masterful, detailed re~creations of such disparate scenes as the Battle of Waterloo, the seedy underworld of the sewers of Paris, and the story of Louis~Phillipe, France's "Citizen King." While Hugo's love for Paris makes the city itself seem like a prominent character in the novel, the author creates a series of memorable players, including the resourceful street urchin Gavorche and the haughty royalist Monsieur Gillenormand. Though written with the unerring eye of the social scientist, Les Miserables is universally acknowledged as a classic of world literature because of Hugo's magnificent style and the book's dramatic emotional power, which makes its characters unforgettable and its story compelling. Born in 1802 in Besancon in eastern France, Victor Hugo was the son of the unlikely marriage of an officer in Napoleon's army and a royalist mother. Educated in Spain, Italy, and Paris, Hugo won a poetry prize while still in school and, at 17, cofounded a well~regarded literary review with his brother. As a young man Hugo became an outspoken social democrat. His progressive views and his opposition to Napoleon III resulted in his banishment from France. After the bloodless revolt of 1870 toppled Napoleon Ill's Second Empire, Hugo returned to a hero's welcome. He remained a great public figure until his death in 1885. His body lay in state at the Arc de Triomphe and he was buried in the Pantheon. Although he wrote many poems and plays, he is best known for his two magnificent novels, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, written in 1831, and Les Miserables, written in 1862., Books<

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