Les Misérables, v. 4/5: The Idyll and the Epic by Victor Hugo

"Les Misérables, v. 4/5: The Idyll and the Epic" by Victor Hugo is the fourth volume of a French epic historical novel first published in 1862. This section follows the lives of ex-convict Jean Valjean and other characters through their struggles in nineteenth-century France, culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris. The novel examines themes of redemption, justice, law and grace, while exploring the nature of romantic and familial love against the backdrop of French history and Parisian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
Translator Wraxall, Lascelles, Sir, 1828-1865
Title Les Misérables, v. 4/5: The Idyll and the Epic
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables
Credits Produced by Laura Natal and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Historical fiction
Subject Orphans -- Fiction
Subject Paris (France) -- Fiction
Subject Epic literature
Subject Ex-convicts -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 48734
Release Date
Last Update Oct 24, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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