ISBN: 0451521587

Les Misérables is set in the Parisian underworld. The protagonist, Jean Valjean, is sentenced to prison for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. After his release, Valjean plans to rob … More...

Les Misérables is set in the Parisian underworld. The protagonist, Jean Valjean, is sentenced to prison for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. After his release, Valjean plans to rob monseigneur Myriel, a saint-like bishop, but cancels his plan. However, he forfeits his parole by committing a minor crime, and for this crime Valjean is haunted by the police inspector Javert. Valjean eventually reforms and becomes, under the name of M. Madeleine, a successful businessman, benefactor, and mayor of a northern town. To save an innocent man, Valjean gives himself up and is imprisoned in Toulon. He escapes and adopts Cosette, an illegitimate child of a poor woman, Fantine. Cosette grows up and falls in love with Marius, who is wounded during a revolutionary fight. Valjean rescues Marius by means of a flight through the sewers of Paris. All seems headed for a happy ending until Javert shows up again and this leads to an incredible climax. contemporary,literature and fiction Literature & Fiction, Penguin Books Canada, Limited<

ISBN: 0451521587

Les Misérables is set in the Parisian underworld. The protagonist, Jean Valjean, is sentenced to prison for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. After his release, Valjean plans to rob … More...

Les Misérables is set in the Parisian underworld. The protagonist, Jean Valjean, is sentenced to prison for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. After his release, Valjean plans to rob monseigneur Myriel, a saint-like bishop, but cancels his plan. However, he forfeits his parole by committing a minor crime, and for this crime Valjean is haunted by the police inspector Javert. Valjean eventually reforms and becomes, under the name of M. Madeleine, a successful businessman, benefactor, and mayor of a northern town. To save an innocent man, Valjean gives himself up and is imprisoned in Toulon. He escapes and adopts Cosette, an illegitimate child of a poor woman, Fantine. Cosette grows up and falls in love with Marius, who is wounded during a revolutionary fight. Valjean rescues Marius by means of a flight through the sewers of Paris. All seems headed for a happy ending until Javert shows up again and this leads to an incredible climax. contemporary,literature and fiction Literature & Fiction, Penguin Books Canada, Limited<

ISBN: 0451521587

[EAN: 9780451521583], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Penguin Books Canada, Limited], A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is inta… More...

[EAN: 9780451521583], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Penguin Books Canada, Limited], A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.<

ISBN: 0451521587

[EAN: 9780451521583], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Penguin], A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show… More...

[EAN: 9780451521583], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Penguin], A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.<

ISBN: 0451521587

[EAN: 9780451521583], Gebraucht, [PU: Penguin Books Canada, Limited], A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highli… More...

[EAN: 9780451521583], Gebraucht, [PU: Penguin Books Canada, Limited], A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.<