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Les Misérables is the archetypal representation of eternal human emotions such as love, hate, and abnegation. Style is the reflection of the man and it is therefore not surprising that a writer of Hugo's enormous vitality should abandon classical restraint. Hugo revels in language. Ideas are stated and restated. Places are exhaustively described.
This is a list of characters in Les Misérables, an 1862 historical novel by Victor Hugo. The characters are listed in order by their first substantial appearance in the book. The characters are listed in order by their first substantial appearance in the book.
Dec 12, 1982 · The musical Les Miserables (which I love) prompted me to read the book by Victor Hugo. I really enjoyed the read despite my initial misgivings taking up a French classic written so long ago. Despite this, it is very easy to read and, knowing the story of the musical, the extra dimension the book provides about the characters, kept me interested ...
Next, Hugo introduces the pathetic young girl Fantine. Alone and burdened with an illegitimate child, she is on the way back to her hometown of Montreuil, to find a job. On the road, she entrusts her daughter to an innkeeper and his wife, the Thénardiers. In Montreuil, Fantine finds a job in Madeleine's factory and attains a modicum of prosperity.
Dec 10, 2023 · Les Misérables. All that we are here relating slowly and successively took place at once in all points of the city in the midst of a vast tumult, like the multitude of flashes in a single peal of thunder. Les Misérables ( 1862) is a novel by Victor Hugo which many consider to be one of the greatest works of world literature.
The musical Gavroche is a retelling of the Les Miserables from the point of view of the young characters, mainly Gavroche, his siblings and Amelie. The book, music, and lyrics for Gavroche are by Bonnie Gleicher, based on John Hoover's original concept and book. Sources. Les Misérables, Victor Hugo. (Marius, Book I; Saint Denis, Book VI; Jean ...
Feb 19, 2021 · 6. "To die is nothing, but it is terrible not to live." -Victor Hugo, 'Les Miserables'. 7. "The ideal and the beautiful are identical; the ideal corresponds to the idea, and beauty to form; hence idea and substance are cognate." -Victor Hugo. 8. "To love or to have loved, that is enough.
