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Les Misérables

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The story follows an ex-convict who, transformed by an unexpected act of mercy, struggles to live honestly while pursued by an inflexible inspector; alongside his arc are portraits of a destitute woman, a child rescued from hardship, and a circle of fervent young rebels. Interwoven chapters expand into social history and moral reflection, examining poverty, legal authority versus compassion, and the costs of political unrest. Episodes move between intimate domestic scenes and public uprisings, threading themes of justice, redemption, moral duty, and human solidarity throughout a broad, episodic narrative.

List of Illustrations

Bookshelf
Bookcover
Frontpapers
Frontispiece Volume One
Titlepage Volume One
Titlepage Verso
The Comforter
The Fall
Awakened
Cossette Sweeping
Candlesticks Into the Fire
Father Champmathieu on Trial
Frontispiece Volume Two
Titlepage Volume Two
The Ship Orion, an Accident
The Gorbeau Hovel
The Black Hunt
Javert on the Hunt
The Resurrection
Royalist Bank-note
Frontispiece Volume Three
Titlepage Volume Three
Little Gavroche
Friends of the A B C
Excellence of Misfortune
Rose in Misery
Red Hot Chisel
Snatched up a Paving Stone
Frontispiece Volume Four
Titlepage Volume Four
A Street Orator
Code Table
Succor from Below
Cosette With Letter
Slang
The Grandeurs of Despair
Frontispiece Volume Five
Titlepage Volume Five
Last Drop from the Cup
The Twilight Decline
Darkness