Misérables, Volume 1
Author: first_name: Victor
last_name: Hugo
Language: English
Year: 1887

This is book 1 of 5. An ex-convict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous man, but is pursued by a police inspector. Along the way, the ex-convict joins a revolution, adopts a daughter, and beats people up. Hooray. (Summary by smileyman457)