TY - BOOK AU - Hugo,Victor TI - Les Misérables SN - 9781626864641 (hardcover) AV - PQ2286 .A31 2015b U1 - 843/.7 23 PY - 2015///] CY - San Diego, California PB - Canterbury Classics KW - Ex-convicts KW - Fiction KW - Orphans KW - FICTION / Classics KW - bisacsh KW - FICTION / Historical KW - FICTION / War & Military KW - Paris (France) KW - Epic poetry KW - gsafd N1 - 1010L; Lexile; Accelerated Reader AR; MG; 7.6; 1; 83783 N2 - "So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Misérables cannot fail to be of use," says Victor Hugo in the preface of his famous novel. Certainly, Les Mise;rables is French history recounted through the personal stories of its main characters. The tale offers philosophical insight on the good deeds that can happen even amidst ignorance and poverty. This handsome leather-bound volume is a beautiful addition to any classic literature library with specially designed endpapers, gilded edges, and a ribbon bookmark so you will never lose your place. "--; "Victor Hugo's classic 1862 novel about the struggles and triumphs of the French people, in particular the ex-convict Jean Valjean and his nemesis, Inspector Javert"-- ER -