Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
Published in 1862, Les Misérables is one of the most widely read novels in the world. Victor Hugo, poet and campaigning novelist, tells the story of 19th-century France through Jean Valjean, an ex-convict hunted by Inspector Javert. Javert is an incorruptible policeman. He is the law without mercy.
The book mixes detective plot, love story, historical chronicle and social protest. Hugo wanted a “world-book,” a novel that takes in a whole era. He hoped to speak to everyone, across borders. It is also a great text about poverty, grace and the chance to start again.
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- 2Hugo and a book born in exile
- 3Jean Valjean: from hard labor to grace
- 4Fantine, Cosette and the barricades
- 5A novel that changes minds
Open-book quiz10 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary13 terms explained in a tap.
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