Few novels ever swept the world with such overpowering impact as "Les Miserables". Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, "Les Miserables" is not only a superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean Valjean struggles to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance became the gospel of the poor and oppressed. With eight pages of photos from the movie that stars Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman and Claire Danes.

Originally published in 1922, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains two pieces from Hugo's epic collection La legende des siecles. The fifth and seventh poems, Eviradnus and Ratbert, are presented in French, with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Hugo and French literature."

Victor Hugo's passionate and epic tale of social injustice, class conflict, love and revolt in nineteenth-century France is brought to exciting theatrical life in this intense adaptation. Using conventions of "Poor Theatre" - small cast; simple, flexible settings; clear, uncluttered storytelling and a strong political sensibility - the play follows its many vividly-drawn characters through a story spanning several years with pace and economy.

Volume one of five
The unabridged form of this story runs to over 1,900 pages in either French or English, necessitating multiple volumes of this bilingual edition, which is designed to assist those learning French. The original French text appears on the right-hand pages of the book, with the corresponding English translation on the left-hand pages.
Other bilingual books available from Sleeping Cat Books:
"The Picture of Dorian Gray
Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Fables of Jean de La Fontaine
Candide
Shakespeare's Sonnets
New Fairy Tales for Small...