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2 reviews

MobileReference, 2008

soul-moving book
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo This book is considered one of the greatest artistic triumphs in history. This epic classic is reading for everyone.

Les Misérables

10 reviews
Victor Hugo

Nabu Press, 2010

great story
This is our favorite "Radio Theatre" (we have them all). We often buy this for a family gift for friends. A great introduction to a wonderful book.

Les Miserables (Enriched Classics)

12 reviews
Victor Hugo

Simon & Schuster, 2005

Good classroom edition
I like teaching this novel, but I don't have time to teach the full text. This abridgement does a good job of capturing the fullness of the story and the characters in about 40% of the pages. I like the historical timelines at the beginning and the Notes sections at the end. My students find the novel easy to manage, too.

Notre Dame De Paris (1-2)

5 reviews
Victor Hugo

General Books LLC, 2010

A beautiful, grotesque, sublime novel
The novel which is so poorly mistranslated as "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" is one which sadly few people have read. Disney has done this novel a great injustice. Hugo paints an elaborate and incredible picture of 15th-century Paris. The main character is not Quasimodo, the infamous hunchback, but rather the cathedral of Notre Dame itself. It is a complex and powerful character who shifts ...

Les Miserables

30 reviews
Victor Hugo

Fawcett, 1982

Masterpiece of the Ages
Quite literally, this is the best book I have ever encountered, by far. Its story is intricate and well thought out, and the characters are so vivid and real! I also have read part of the unabriged version, and while I feel like some important stuff is cut out for the abridged version, the unabridged has very long (60 page long) descriptions of history, for example the Battle of Waterloo. I found ...

The Works of Victor Hugo

1 review
Victor Hugo

General Books LLC, 2009

Problem in the table of contents
Hey Guys, I'm enjoying using kindle so far. It has been great. Although this is the first book that gives me a headache. The table of contents has problems, you can not jump from one work to another. I already wrote to Amazon, they said that it has been fixed it, but so far the problem remains. I deleted the file, reseted my kindle and the file is still with problems. I even checked on ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Signet Classics)

92 reviews
Victor Hugo

Signet Classics, 2010

Earthenware and Crystal
Just a friendly warning: this book does not have a happy ending. It's a heartbreaking, frustrating, deeply upsetting book that will leave you feeling dazed and overwhelmed long after you've finished it. So why read it? Because it's amazing, that's why. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", also known as "Notre Dame de Paris" in the original French edition, is a story of contrasts. On the one hand, ...

The Fathers of the Constitution: A Chronicle of the Establishment of the Union
Max Farrand, Victor Hugo Paltsits

Nabu Press, 2010

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, ...

Love Letters Of Great Men - Vol. 1

1 review
Ludwig van Beethoven, Napoleon Bonaparte, ...

CreateSpace, 2010

understanding the writer
I can understand the great men best through their art but to understand their art you need to know who inspired them.It is the secret to what they are saying. I found their actual words less moving than their artistic expressions.You know the artist through his work but the letters gave me a better understanding of him as a living ,bresthing human.

Les Miserables (Barnes & Noble Classics)

14 reviews
Victor Hugo

Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003

Kindle version not Fahnestack and MacAfee's translations
I borrowed the paperback version from a friend and greatly enjoyed the translation by Lee Fahnestack and Normal MacAfee, based on the classic C. E. Wilbour translation. At project Gutenberg, I've downloaded the free versions which seemed to be Wilbour's translation, but still liked the Fahnestack and MacAfee translation more. I was delighted to find that there is a Kindle version of this book, ...

Les Miserables (Everyman's Library)

18 reviews
Victor Hugo

Everyman's Library, 1998

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
"Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo My thoughts and comments: I finished "Les Miserables" as part of the Le Salon group read yesterday morning and, (attempting to keep it spoiler free), yes, this is indeed a book that I loved and will read again over the years. Hugo has a way about writing that almost made me feel like he was attempting to lure my head from the story at times, but if so, he ...

Les Miserables (Modern Library)

44 reviews
Victor Hugo

Modern Library, 1992

The mind of a genius, the work of a lifetime
As close to flawless as you could come, no other author can match the storytelling and characterisation. Describes a turbulent period in France, with incredible political and social commentary. Hugo's monumental work explores many themes i.e. why the Restoration was a backward step, the difference between a revolution and a riot; he describes many life's experiences and emotions: the myriad ...

Les Miserables (A Stepping Stone Book)

8 reviews
Victor Hugo

Random House Books for Young Readers, 1995

An 8-Year-Old's Review
Les Miserables is about a man named Jean Valjean who lived in France in the late 1700's. He was so poor that he had to steal a loaf of bread for his sister's child because the child was about to die from hunger. The police caught him and put him in jail for 19 years. Jean Valjean was very angry and hated the world when he left the jail. He stole silver from a kind bishop, but the bishop did not ...

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Modern Library Classics)

18 reviews
Victor Hugo

Modern Library, 2002

I loved this story
I would have to say it has everything, and is highly readable, which I think is an important recommendation to give potential readers of classic fiction. It is beautiful, simple, filled with humor and compassion. I particularly liked the way Hugo pokes fun at the absurdities of anti-Gypsy prejudice and other social bigotry. Esmerelda's suitor, however, is a terrible selfish jerk in this story, ...

Les Miserables (Abridged Edition)

11 reviews
Victor Hugo

Ballantine Books, 1996

A Book that makes you think
Les Miserables is truly a fantastic book set in the Napoleon era in France. Ex-convict, Jean Valjean, goes through poverty, wealth, love, sadness, and happiness. He tried to forget his past and change himself for a new life while encountering a little girl, Cosette, who becomes like a daughter to him. This book relives the French setting of a person's life, whether it was a rich man or a poor ...

The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo

FQ Books, 2010

The Memoirs of Victor Hugo is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Victor Hugo is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Victor Hugo then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness

Public Domain Books, 2009

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Ninety-Three

25 reviews
Victor Hugo, Frank Lee Benedict

Nabu Press, 2010

Classic Victor Hugo
This is another one of those books that has been on my reading list forever, and I picked it up several times before in the past before finally getting around to finishing it now. Like a lot of classic books, then isn't a bad read at all, but it's not written in the modern style and therefore requires a bit of discipline to get started before you get hooked by the plot. If you can make it ...

Les Misérables (French Edition)

15 reviews
Victor Hugo

BiblioLife, 2010

Criticize Hugo, are you kidding?
Excellent book. I wish the rest of the volumes from the same publisher were available. But if you want all of Les Miserables in French from Amazon you have to mix and match the publishers. I also wish Amazon would sell a complete Les Miserables in hardcover, leather bound.

Les Miserables (Modern Library Classics)

15 reviews
Victor Hugo

Modern Library, 2009

A brilliant translation
Les Miserables (Modern Library Classics) Julie Rose's re-creation of Les Misérables is an absolute triumph. Her translation is sharper and more idiomatic than those of any of her predecessors. Her fidelity to Hugo is reflected in the ways she reproduces the freshness of his prose, the precise sound of his voice, the specific rhythms and shapes of his sentences. She succeeds brilliantly in ...

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