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Les Miserables Volume 2

Author
Victor Hugo
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
10 hours 40 minutes
ISBN
9781802563870
Published
15 March 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Les Miserables
  • Les Mis
  • Hugo
  • Victor Hugo
  • romantic
  • French
  • epic
  • history
  • adventure
  • social order

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Description

In "Les Misérables Volume 2" by Victor Hugo, Jean Valjean continues his quest for redemption while evading the unyielding Inspector Javert. The narrative deepens its exploration of social injustice, as characters like Fantine’s daughter, Cosette, and the revolutionary Marius are drawn into Valjean’s world. Against the backdrop of post-revolutionary France, Hugo delves into themes of love, sacrifice, and the struggle for equality. The story intertwines personal dramas with societal upheaval, highlighting the resilience of the human spirit amidst poverty and oppression. With vivid imagery and profound empathy, Hugo crafts a timeless tale of hope, compassion, and the enduring fight for justice.

Author

Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was the towering figure of French Romanticism — poet, playwright, novelist, and public conscience of nineteenth-century France. Notre-Dame de Paris made the cathedral and Quasimodo immortal; Les Misérables turned Jean Valjean's long flight into a national epic of justice, love, and redemption. Hugo wrote at full volume: crowded streets, grand passions, and a politics of pity that refused to look away from the poor.

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