Les miserables
By: Marcia Williams ; based on the novel by Victor Hugo
Contributors: Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 57
ISBN-13: 9781406353167
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; History
Description: The story follows Jean Valjean, an ex-convict, as he tries to put his criminal past behind him. Will he manage to escape from the ruthless Police Inspector Javert, who is determined to see him behind bars again? Can he build a life with Cosette, an orphaned girl he has rescued from poverty and neglect? When Cosette grows up and falls in love with the handsome Marius Pontmercy, will Jean Valjean let Cosette go? Or will the revolution that is sweeping through the streets of Paris tear all their lives apart?