Victor Hugo
Author
Publisher
JimCin Recordings
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Set in the Parisian underworld of the 1800s, Les Miserables follows the adventures of Jean Valjean, an honest peasant imprisoned for nineteen years. A hardened criminal upon his release, an act of compassion causes him to change his ways. Haunted by his past, Valjean is pursued relentlessly by the Inspector Javert, who does not believe in moral redemption.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p1991
Language
English
Description
Written in 1831 before Hugo was forced to flee from Louis Napoleon's France. In this novel, Hugo paints a vivid portrait of medieval Paris. Quasimodo, the one-eyed, hunchbacked refugee; Esmeralda, the dancing gypsy girl, threatened by the gallows; and a world where chaos is in charge--Hugo captures them all in this timeless, almost Gothic, piece of literature.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
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.