Scarce first printing of this classic work of literature, published in brussels on the 30th or 31st march 1862. The story of detective javerts pursuit of the criminal jean valjean, culminating in a chase through the. Wilbour worked very quickly, and the first edition in english appeared within months of the french release. First edition of a landmark novel of the 19th century. Instant downloads of all 1291 litchart pdfs including les miserables. Dec 03, 2017 les miserables the musical the 10th anniversary dream cast in concert at londons royal albert hall in one video, in highest quality audio and video possible.
However, several alternatives have been used, including the miserables. This book can be used in second or third year high school french classes or on the. Victor hugo les miserables 1st edition thus 1st printing ebay. Large octavos, half crushed red morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers. Les miserables book first edition results 1 30 of les miserables by victor hugo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at, les miserables victor hugo. Les miserables is a keepsake to be read and treasured. When sarah whitfield was a teenager, her dad frequently embarrassed her with his love of this musical above all others. First french edition, early printings, of hugos greatest work, in handsome contemporary binding. The family and i just returned from les miserables. Hugos genius was for the creation of simple and recognizable myth. Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and. View other titles in penguins clothbound classics collection.
Rent les miserables 1st edition 9781416500261 today, or search our site for other textbooks by victor hugo. Parisian first edition of this classic work of literature, published on april 3rd, 1862 three days after of first printing in brussels on march 31st of 1862. Hugo now turns to another leading character, marius. Shop for les miserables book hardcover online at target. Yes, its about 2 3 inches thick depending on the publication, but that shouldnt stop you. Les miserables, as a whole, is one the longest novels ever written with about 1,500 pages in unabridged english editions and 1,900 pages in french. Victor hugo les miserables 1st edition thus 1st printing hardcover garden city international collectors library 1964 near fine in boards. For example, in broadway musicals, with no guidance, youll have to find camelot, the book of mormon, les miserables written backwards, sweet charity reading from bottom to top, and more, from a variety of eras. Les miserables, victor hugo les miserables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. The strange power of les mis, the book the new republic. Porter has published twelve books, including victor hugo 1999, and a hundred.
Hugos great novel has been hailed as a masterpiece of popular literature, an epic poem in prose about god, humanity, and hugo hugo hoped that les miserables would be one of if not the principal summits of his body of works. He is seventyfive years old and lives only with a sister baptistine, ten years younger than he, and an old servant, madame magloire, the same age as his sister. First american edition and first edition in english of victor hugos masterpiece. Book is in very good near fine condition, minute soiling to end pages, very slight cant, severely creased spine end.
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Indeed, this 19thcentury french authors books from the epic drama les miserables to the classic unrequited love. Les miserables victor hugo first edition 1st 1862 5 volumes brussels. Les miserables victor hugo hardcover book illustrations routledge antique. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1463 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. If a writer wrote merely for his time, i would have to break my pen and throw it away, the largerthanlife victor hugo once confessed. Les miserables, brochure and handbill from the musical, by alain boublil and claudemichel schonberg based on the novel by victor hugo.
New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars. A monumental classic dedicated to the oppressed, the underdog, the laborer, the rebel, the orphan, and the misunderstood, les miserables is a rich, emotional novel that captures nothing less than the entirety of life in nineteenthcentury france. But during the french revolution, he was forced to emigrate to italy, and his wife died before having children. Here hugo situates his own novel, a work of art, within the general historical march of progress, which paradoxically is both inevitable and has to be fought for. Teach your students to analyze literature like litcharts does. Rare first french edition of victor hugos les miserables. Wilbour worked very quickly, and the first edition in english appeared within months of the french. Boublil and schonbergs les miserables 1st edition sarah whit. In a nearby town, georges pontmercy, marius father, a hero of the napoleonic wars, lives in retirement.
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