Les Misérables Volume Two: Volume 2 (Wordsworth Classics, Volume 2) - Softcover

Hugo, Victor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853260509 ISBN 13: 9781853260506

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions, 1994

Synopsis

With an Introduction and Notes by Roger Clark, University of Kent at Canterbury. Translation by Charles E. Wilbour (1862).

One of the great Classics of Western Literature, Les Misérables is a magisterial work which is rich in both character portrayal and meticulous historical description.

Characters such as the absurdly criminalised Valjean, the street urchin Gavroche, the rascal Thenardier, the implacable detective Javert, and the pitiful figure of the prostitute Fantine and her daughter Cosette, have entered the pantheon of literary dramatis personae.

Volume 2 of 2

About this title

Synopsis

This book comes with an introduction and notes by Roger Clark, University of Kent at Canterbury. One of the great Classics of Western Literature, "Les Miserables" is a magisterial work which is rich in both character portrayal and meticulous historical description. Characters such as the absurdly criminalised Valjean, the street urchin Gavroche, the rascal Thenardier, the implacable detective Javert, and the pitiful figure of the prostitute Fantine and her daughter Cosette, have entered the pantheon of literary dramatis personae.

About the Author

Victor Hugo's life (1802-1885) spanned most of the nineteenth century, and no other author portrays that turbulent period of French history than Hugo; on his death, he was accorded a state funeral. He achieved excellence throughout his huge body of work, but his two lasting achievements are Les Misérables (1862) and Notre Dame de Paris, now more commonly known as The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1853260509
• ISBN 13: 9781853260506
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 512