Les Miserables (Enriched Classics (Pocket)) [Mass Market Paperback]

Victor Hugo (Author)

Book Description

Series: Enriched Classics (Pocket) | Publication Date: April 26, 2005

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED

BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP

An ex-convict struggles for redemption in the punishing world of post-Napoleonic France.

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• A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

• A chronology of the author's life and work

• A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

• An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

• Detailed explanatory notes

• Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

• Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

• A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141650026X
• ISBN-13: 978-1416500261
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #285,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > Authors, A-Z > ( H ) > Hugo, Victor
  • #26 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > French

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hope For The Hopeless, February 25, 2009

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J. Blackhorse (TX, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Les Miserables (Enriched Classics (Pocket)) (Mass Market Paperback)

The power of God's love is exhibited in the transformation of this individual, Jean Valjean. This tale follows his life, from the young convict that is broken and wretched, to the matured, changed man that has found restoration through the Lord. This is a wonderful story, but the original version is way too long with French history that probably goes on for hundreds of pages. Fortunately, this condensed version cuts out a lot of the unnecessary rambling history. I wish I had read this version originally because I just ended up skipping a lot of it anyway. Trust me, you won't miss anything.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good classroom edition, February 17, 2008

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K. Thompson "book lover" (Garden City, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Les Miserables (Enriched Classics (Pocket)) (Mass Market Paperback)

I like teaching this novel, but I don't have time to teach the full text. This abridgement does a good job of capturing the fullness of the story and the characters in about 40% of the pages. I like the historical timelines at the beginning and the Notes sections at the end. My students find the novel easy to manage, too.

5.0 out of 5 stars Les Genius, October 20, 2008

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Stephen Prins (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Les Miserables (Enriched Classics (Pocket)) (Mass Market Paperback)

It's no wonder Les Miserables is a classic. Victor Hugo takes the reader into a psychological realm that was well ahead of his time. There are no human virtues, and few human follies, that this book doesn't explore. -Stephen Prins, author of: Strife of the Lorin