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Set against the background of political upheaval in France following the rule of Napoleon I, the novel tells the story of the peasant Jean Valjean, a convict struggling to escape his past and on the run, hunted by Inspector Javert, a police agent with a ruthless conscience. Their world encompasses a broad section of the outcasts, rejects and rebels of early 19th-century French society, as events take in a tour of the city's sewers, the battle of Waterloo...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
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In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Hugo's story of escaped convict Jean Valjean, who is aided by a good bishop and pursued relentlessly by the fanatical Inspector Javert, expresses the author's humanitarian interest in the suffering of the common people.
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Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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English
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Les Miserables is the great epic masterpiece of the mid-nineteenth century. Begun in 1845, the year Louis Philippe conferred a peerage and a lifetime seat in the Senate upon Victor Hugo, it was completed when the author was living in exile in the Channel Islands. Les Miserables is a product as well as a document of the political, social, and religious upheaval that followed the Napoleonic Wars and Europe's great democratic revolutions....
11) Les miserables
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
Français
Description
Jean Valjean is paroled after serving 19 years in prison for stealing some bread. He tries to steal silverware from a missionary, but is set straight by a bishop. Nine years later, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and mayor. He eventually befriends Fantine, a single mother turned prostitute and risks all when he helps her after she's nearly arrested by police officer Javert. Javert was a guard at the prison Valjean was in and is suspicious that...
12) Les misérables
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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
As a young man, Jean Valjean is convicted of stealing. After escaping prison, he rises, against all odds to become mayor, but he cannot escape his past or Javert, the fanatical police inspector who is determined to recapture him.
13) Los miserables
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Publisher
Penguin Clásicos
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
Victor Hugo's towering novel of Jean Valjean, his unjust imprisonment, and his lifelong flight from a relentless police officer.
16) Les misérables
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Français
Description
The story of Jean Valjean, the ex-convict who rises against all odds from galley slave to mayor, and the fanatical police inspector, Javert, who dedicates his life to recapturing Valjean.
17) Les misérables
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, this is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling police officer and former prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. As revolution ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance, redemption, and love.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
Jean Valjean has been imprisoned for nineteen years for stealing bread. After release, he breaks parole and starts a new life under a new name and is a part of the conflicts between rich and poor that marked 1830s France. This live production celebrates the 25th anniversary of the play's first production and includes appearances by the original cast.
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