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The novel of the century : the extraordinary adventure of Les Misérables  Cover Image Book Book

The novel of the century : the extraordinary adventure of Les Misérables

Bellos, David (author.).

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  • ISBN: 0374223238
  • ISBN: 9780374223236
  • Physical Description: xxii, 307 pages ; 24 cm
    print
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in 2017 by Particular Books, an imprint of Penguin Books, Great Britain."
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: On reading Les Misérables -- The journey of Les Misérables -- Crimes and punishments. Victor Hugo opens his eyes ; Fantine ; The first draft ; Interlude : Invisible history -- Treasure islands. The money plot ; Hauteville house ; The beliefs of Victor Hugo ; Hugo gets back to work ; Interlude : Inventing the names -- Rooms with a view. Victory at Waterloo ; The contract of the century ; The five parts of Les Misérables ; Interlude : The mind of Jean Valjean -- War, peace, and progress. The start of it all ; The Paris of Les Misérables ; The politics of Les Misérables ; The stumbling block ; Interlude : High style, low style, Latin, and slang -- Great expectations. Publication day : 4 April 1862 ; A story without end ; The meaning of Les Misérables -- Journey's end -- France in the nineteenth century : a time line.
Subject: Misérables (Hugo, Victor) Misérables (Hugo, Victor)
Hugo, Victor 1802-1885

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Pease Public Library.

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Pease Public Library 843.7 BELLOS
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