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Hugo’s Les Misérables is a novel about a convict, a pursuit, and a city, with essays set into the story on purpose. The English version in this catalog is a public-domain translation.
by Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean leaves prison and is pursued across France by Inspector Javert, while Hugo pauses to write about sewers, convents, and justice. The catalog links a public-domain English translation.
by Victor Hugo
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History takes place in England beginning and extends into the early 18th-century reign of Queen Anne. The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History depicts England's royalty and aristocracy of the time as cruel and power-hungry.