Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
71 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsVictor Hugo's Les Misérables is a novel which tells the story of ex-convict Jean Valjean, his struggles and eventual redemption. It's hailed by many critics as not just Victor Hugo's finest work but also one of the best French novels of all time.
Like most epic novels written in the 19th century, the storyline of Les Misérables spans through several decades beginning in the early 1800s and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris. The events related to the lives of the central characters in the novel are also tied to the great historical events of the time from the French Revolution to the June Rebellion.
In the novel, Jean Valjean a man from a poor family was convicted of stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister's family. He eventually escaped from prison and was able to begin a new life with the help of Bishop Myriel. A police inspector named Javert was assigned to guard the group of prisoners which includes Jean Valjean. Javert became obsessed in arresting and bringing Jean Valjean back to prison after his escape.
Aside from the main storyline, the romance between Marius and Cosette is also very interesting. Cosette was an adopted daughter of Jean Valjean while Marius was a law student who was estranged from his rich family. The two immediately fell in love with each other after they met by chance at the promenade in the Luxembourg Gardens.
Victor Hugo also discusses other pressing issues in 19th century France in the book like anti monarchism, injustice in French society, the life of the urban poor in Paris and so on. This book isn't just about the story of its main characters like Jean Valjean, Javert, Cosette, Marius Pontmercy and others, it's about justice, morality and the other important things in life.
For those who liked the movie version of Les Misérables which stars Hugh Jackman, Rusell Crowe and Anne Hathaway, I'm sure they'll also like reading this book which is its original version.
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Episodes
01 – Book 01, ch.01: M. Myriel
January 01, 2024 00:00 - 7 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
02 – Book 01, ch. 02: M. Myriel becomes M. Welcome
December 31, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes - 4.77 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
03 – Book 01, ch. 03: A Hard Bishopric for a Good Bishop
December 30, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutes - 1.91 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
04 – Book 01, ch. 04: Works Corresponding to Words
December 29, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 7.63 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
05 – Book 01, ch. 05: Monsieur Bienvenu Made His Cassocks Last Too Long
December 28, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
06 – Book 01, ch. 06: Who Guarded His House for Him
December 27, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 5.72 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
07 – Book 01, ch. 07: Cravatte
December 26, 2023 00:00 - 8 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
08 – Book 01, ch. 08: Philosophy after Drinking
December 25, 2023 00:00 - 8 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
09 – Book 01, ch. 09: The Brother as depicted by the Sister
December 24, 2023 00:00 - 8 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
10 – Book 01, ch. 10: The Bishop in the Presence of an Unknown Light
December 23, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
11 – Book 01, ch. 11: A Restriction
December 22, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes - 4.77 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
12 – Book 01, ch. 12: The Solitude of Monsigneur Welcome
December 21, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
13 – Book 01, ch. 13: What He Believed
December 20, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes - 4.77 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
14 – Book 01, ch. 14: What He Thought
December 19, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
15 – Book 02, ch. 01: The Evening of a Day of Walking
December 18, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 12.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
16 – Book 02, ch 02: Prudence Counselled to Wisdom
December 17, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes - 4.77 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
17 – Book 02, ch. 03:The Heroism of Passive Obedience
December 16, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 5.72 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
18 – Book 02, ch. 04: Details concerning the Cheese-Dairies of Pontarlier
December 15, 2023 00:00 - 8 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
19 – Book 02, ch. 05: Tranquillity
December 14, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 977 KBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
20 – Book 02, ch. 06: Jean Valjean
December 13, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 5.72 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
21 – Book 02, ch. 07: The Interior of Despair
December 12, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 7.63 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
22 – Book 02, ch. 08: Billows and Shadows
December 11, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
23 – Book 02, ch. 09: New Troubles
December 10, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 977 KBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
24 – Book 02, ch. 10: The Man Aroused
December 09, 2023 00:00 - 8 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
25 – Book 2, ch. 11: What He Does
December 08, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes - 4.77 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
26 – Book 02, ch. 12: The Bishop Works
December 07, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
27 – Book 02, ch. 13: Little Gervais
December 06, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
28 – Book 03, ch. 01: The Year 1817
December 05, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 8.58 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
29 – Book 03, ch. 02: A Double Quartette
December 04, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes - 4.77 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
30 – Book 03, ch. 03: Four and Four
December 03, 2023 00:00 - 8 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
31 – Book 03, ch. 04: Tholomyes is so Merry that he sings a Spanish Ditty
December 02, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
32 – Book 03, ch. 05: At Bombardas
December 01, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
33 – Book 03, ch.06: A Chapter In Which They Adore Each Other
November 30, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 977 KBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
34 – Book 03, ch. 07: The Wisdom of Thomlomyes
November 29, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 6.68 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
35 – Book 03, ch. 08: The Death of a Horse
November 28, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 1.91 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
36 – Book 03, ch. 09: A Merry End to Mirth
November 27, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
37 – Book 04, ch. 01: One Mother Meets Another Mother
November 26, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 8.58 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
38 – Book 04, ch. 02: First Sketch of Two Unprepossesing Figures
November 25, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 1.91 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
39 – Book 04, ch. 03: The Lark
November 24, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
40 – Book 05, ch. 01: the History of a Progress in Black Glass Trinkets
November 23, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutes - 977 KBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
41 – Book 05, ch. 02: Madeleine
November 22, 2023 00:00 - 8 minutes - 3.81 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
42 – Book 05, ch. 03: Sums Deposited With Laffitte
November 21, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
43 – Book 05, ch. 04: Madeleine in Mourning
November 20, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 1.91 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
44 – Book 05, ch. 05: Vague Flashes on the Horizon
November 19, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 5.72 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
45 – Book 05, ch. 06: Father Fauchelevent
November 18, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
46 – Book 05, ch. 07: Fauchelevent becomes a Gardener in Paris
November 17, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutes - 1.91 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
47 – Book 05, ch. 08: Madame Victurnien Expends Thirty Francs on Morality
November 16, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
48 – Book 05, ch. 09: Madame Victurnien’s Success
November 15, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 2.86 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
49 – Book 05, ch. 10: Result of the Success
November 14, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 5.72 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com