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Les Misérables
by Hugo, Victor
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Creators: Victor Hugo (1802-1885) and Isabel Florence Hapgood (1850-1928) [Translator] "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo is a French epic historical novel published in 1862. Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, it follows ex-convict Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption. The novel explores the nature of law and grace, examining themes of justice, poverty, and love through the lives of interconnected characters in nineteenth-century France. Considered one of the greatest novels of its century, it depicts society's most downtrodden members and their fight for dignity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 19413