Les Miserables Volume 1- Victor Hugo - A. L. Burt Company hardback

Les Miserables Volume 1- Victor Hugo - A. L. Burt Company hardback

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Condition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use. Front board is stained. Front hinge is starting to crack and webbing visible at Preface page.  Translated from the French by charles E. Wilbour. Revised and Edited by Frederick Mynon Cooper. Volume 1 of 2. Red cover with gold lettering. -No publication or copyright date stated. See images for the condition of this book.Blurb: A thrilling tale of narrow escapes, romance in the midst of a revolution, and battlefield heroism, Victor Hugo's sprawling 1862 novel focuses on the Parisian underworld. Ex-convict Jean Valjean, who served 19 years in prison for stealing bread, attempts to redeem his life by helping the downtrodden. But his every move is dogged by the implacable policeman, Inspector Javert, whose relentless pursuit of a reformed criminal reflects a morally empty state that values retribution rather than justice.One of the first modern novels, Les Misérables took the unprecedented step of featuring a working-class hero and ex

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