Les miserables abridged audio cd audiobook, abridged. Its hailed by many critics as not just victor hugos finest work but also one of the best french novels of all time. Download and listen to librivoxs 5volume, 50hour unabridged recording of victor hugos epic historical novel les miserables. Les miserables audible audiobook unabridged victor hugo author, frederick davidson narrator, blackstone audio, inc. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. Having said that, if i desire to read it again i will find an abridged version. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. I picked up a modern translation of les miserables recently and decided i didnt like it since it was overly abridged and too modern. Les miserables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels. Les miserables is set in paris after the french revolution. Victor hugo les miserables read by bill homewood unabridged. It is read by christopher cazenove and it is part of the classics read by celebrities audiobook series.
Les miserables by victor hugo volume 4, part 1 full audio book greatest audio books duration. Victor hugo 1802 1885, translated by isabel florence hapgood 1851 1928 this is book 1 of 5. Les miserables is a romantic novel packed with revealing incidents of slum life and poverty in nineteenthcentury france. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. In the sewers and backstreets we encounter the wolflike tread of crime, and assassination for a few sous is all in a days work. Les miserables, volume 1 by victor hugo on free audio book. An exconvict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous man, but is pursued by a police inspector.
After doing some research i found out that there was an english translation by charles wilbour personally approved of by victor hugo himself, which is the translation used in this edition. Les miserables by victor hugo on free audio book download. The centaur classics edition of les miserables is unabridged and extremely wellformatted, though there are a handful of typos throughout. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Victor hugos masterpiece of adventure, rebellion, and human redemption burst onto the french literary scene in 1862. I enjoyed this abridged version much more, and it is very well. Along the way, the exconvict joins a revolution, adopts a daughter, and beats people up. Victor hugo 18021885 victor hugos les miserables is a novel which tells the story of exconvict jean valjean, his struggles and eventual redemption.
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