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Les Miserables

Victor Hugo,

Isabel Florence Hapgood (Translator)

Start date: April 1, 2024

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Jan 16, 2013 Chrissie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016-read, love, france, audible-us, kindle, hf, classics, mystery, religion

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To state anything other than that Victor Hugo (1802-1885) is a remarkably talented author is jus ...more

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Mar 03, 2008 Laura rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, e-books, fiction-19th-century, french-literature, hf-napoleonic-era

I am proofreading the 1st edition of this book in English through Free Literature, published by Little, Brown and Company, in 1887.

Vol 3: Marius ...more

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Aug 19, 2011 Laura rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: french-literature, read-2011, classics, audio-books, hf-19th-century-europe

Shunned on leaving jail, Jean Valjean is tempted back into crime. Dramatisation of Victor Hugo's epic novel with Joss Ackland.
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Jun 10, 2014 Ellen Librarian rated it liked it · review of another edition

This is a great book and there's a lot to love in it. But much of the book didn't grab me and didn't move me. Ultimately, I'm glad I read it but I'm also glad to be done! ...more

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