{"product_id":"9781593080662","title":"Les Miserables (abridged) (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Miserables\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eVictor Hugo\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most widely read novels of all time, \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables \u003c\/i\u003ewas the crowning literary achievement of \u003cb\u003eVictor Hugo\u003c\/b\u003e’s stunning career. Though he was considered the greatest French writer of his day, Hugo was forced to flee the country because of his opposition to Napoleon III. While in exile he completed\u003ci\u003e Les Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e, an enormous melodrama set against the background of political upheaval in France following the rule of Napoleon I. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis newly abridged edition of \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the peasant Jean Valjean—unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert. As Valjean struggles to redeem his past, we are thrust into the teeming underworld of Paris with all its poverty, ignorance, and suffering. Just as cruel tyranny threatens to extinguish the last vestiges of hope, rebellion sweeps over the land like wildfire, igniting a vast struggle for the democratic ideal in France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA monumental classic dedicated to the oppressed, the underdog, the laborer, the rebel, the orphan, and the misunderstood, \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich, emotional novel that captures nothing less than the entirety of life in nineteenth-century France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence M. Porter\u003c\/b\u003e has published twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eVictor Hugo \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), and a hundred articles and chapters. He was a National Endowment for the Humanties Senior Fellow in 1998. He teaches French at Michigan State University, where he won the Distinguished Faculty Award in 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048700657904,"sku":"9781593080662","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593080662_p0.jpg?v=1763812621","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593080662","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}