The year is 1793. The newly-christened French Republic lies in ruins, besieged on all sides. The Royalist Chouans have risen against the Revolution, sparking a brutal war with no quarter offered on either side. Victor Hugo personalizes the struggle with his panoply of memorable characaters, from a peasant woman to a Republic Army Sergeant, who become first-person witnesses to the horrors of modern genocide. A stunning drama!

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your...

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Der Glckner von Notre-Dame fasziniert durch seine spannende Handlungsfhrung, durch die psychologisch geschickten Portrts der Hauptfiguren. Die Handlung spielt im Paris des ausgehenden 15. Jahrhunderts, mit der Kathedrale als Mittelpunkt.

Victor Hugo unternahm in seinem Leben zwei Rheinreisen, 1839 und 1840. Seine Eindrücke hielt er in seinem Prosatext Le rhin fest. Darin schildert er nicht nur den Ort von Sagen, Märchen und Ruinen, der der Rhein für ihn von Kindheit an war, sondern setzt sich auch mit dessen politischer Bedeutung als Grenzfluß zwischen Frankreich und Deutschland auseinander. Und sowohl vor Ort als auch aus der Erinnerung entstanden über 100 Rheinzeichnungen. Denn Hugo war auch ein begnadeter Zeichner. In jüngster Zeit wird er mit seinen phantastischen, magischen Blättern als ein Künstler der frühen...

Zwanzig Jahre verbringt Jean Valjean im Gefngnis wegen eines unbedeutenden Vergehens, das er in seiner Jugend begangen hat. Mit Hilfe des gtigen Bischofs Myriel gelingt dem gebrochenen Mann der Neuanfang. Sein ganzes Leben stellt er in den Dienst der Elenden und Ausgestoenen, doch seine Vergangenheit holt ihn unerbittlich immer wieder ein. Victor Hugos Meisterwerk erschien 1862 und trat einen beispiellosen Siegeszug an. In viele Sprachen bersetzt, mehrfach verfilmt und dramatisiert, hat Les Miserables zuletzt auch als Musical die Bhnen erobert.