Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
Les Misérables, the book by Victor Hugo is an epic novel highlighting the victims of early nineteenth-century French society, It’s setting is the eve of the battle of Waterloo to the July French Revolution of 1830. See why it is considered one of the best novels and is still relevant in today’s world.
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“Vividly illustrates two ideas about character. The first is that our characters can change over time, the second is that role models can be powerful sources of character change.” Read more...
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Christian B Miller, Philosopher
“Because it’s so huge and so capacious and contains so many different stories and takes on the world, you can make anything out of Les Misérables.” Read more...
David Bellos, Biographer
