Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempt to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged policeman Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty. A compelling and compassionate view of the victims of early nineteenth-century French society, Les Miserables is a novel on an epic scale, moving inexorably from the eve of the battle of Waterloo to the July Revolution of 1830.
Victor Hugo is famous for his very detailed descriptions and precision storytelling, thereof, the story is is told on no less than 1,300 pages giving all the specifics to the reader. However, if you like to get right to the meat of the story, there is a shortened the Penguin edition which walks the readers through the main storylines with minimum specifics and historical facts.
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