Hugo, Victor.

Les misérables by Victor Hugo. - New York Simon & Schuster Paperbacks c2009. - 630 p.

Introduction -- Chronology of Victor Hugo's life and work -- Historical context of Les Misérables -- Fantine -- Cosette -- Marius -- St. Denis -- Jean Valjean -- Notes -- Interpretative notes -- Critical excerpts -- Questions for discussion -- Suggestions for the interested reader.

Presents Victor Hugo's classic novel about convict Jean-Valjean who struggles to escape his past in a world of poverty and ignorance during the French Revolution; and includes explanatory notes, chronology of the author's life and work, critical analysis, timeline of important events, and an outline of key themes and plots.



9781416500261


Ex-convicts--Fiction.
France--Fiction.
Paris (France)--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Fic H8749 2009