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Les Miserables Volume 3

Author
Victor Hugo
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
9 hours 25 minutes
ISBN
9781802563887
Published
15 March 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • revolution
  • redemption
  • sacrifice
  • justice
  • love and duty
  • societal ideals
  • resilience
  • rebellion
  • hope
  • tragedy

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Description

In "Les Misérables Volume 3" by Victor Hugo, the lives of Jean Valjean, Cosette, and Marius become increasingly intertwined amid rising revolutionary fervor in Paris. As Valjean continues to protect Cosette while evading Javert, Marius joins the fight for liberty, torn between love and duty. The novel explores themes of sacrifice, justice, and the clash between personal desires and societal ideals. Hugo masterfully depicts both intimate struggles and grand historical events, capturing the chaos of rebellion and the resilience of the human spirit. With rich detail and emotional depth, this volume builds toward a powerful climax, blending hope, tragedy, and redemption.

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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