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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo; Christine Donougher; Robert Tombs is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Les Misérables about?

A brilliant modern translation by Christine Donougher of Victor Hugo's thrilling masterpiece, with an introduction by Robert Tombs. This is the best translation of the novel available in English, as recommended by David Bellos in The Novel of the Century . Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, and by the relentless investigations of the dogged policeman Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty. 'A magnificent achievement. It reads easily, sometimes racily, and Hugo's narrative power is never let down ... An almost flawless translation, which brings the full flavour of one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century to new readers in the twenty-first' - William Doyle, Times Literary Supplemen t 'The year's most interesting publication from Penguin Classics was [...] a new translation by Christine Donougher of the novel w

Who reads Les Misérables?

Author

Victor Hugo; Christine Donougher; Robert Tombs

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780141392622

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Romance, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.14 / 5 (177 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14