Les Misérables, Victor Hugo's towering novel of Jean Valjean, his unjust imprisonment, and his lifelong flight from a relentless police officer, Javert, has become one of the most widely read and influential books ever written.  

It reveals the astounding range, subtlety, artistry, and depth of a true original, Victor Marie Hugo, author of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, and countless other literary masterworks.

Published in hundreds of editions and translated into virtually every modern language, it has not been out of print since 1862.

The appearance of this sumptuously produced twenty-first century edition of Les Misérables will surely delight the countless admirers of Victor Hugo and his timeless portrayal of human redemption.

VICTOR HUGO (1802-1885) is one of the finest French authors. His Les Misérables, is considered to be one of the ten best novels ever written.