Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
Les Misérables is Victor Hugo's novel, first published by A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie in Brussels on 31 March 1862, with Paris following days later. Set between 1815 and the 1832 June Rebellion, it follows the ex-convict Jean Valjean and the inspector who hunts him.
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- First published
- A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie, Brussels, 1862
- First UK edition
- Hurst and Blackett, 1862
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We track 1 edition of Les Misérables. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.
Where these facts come from
- Les Misérables, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Les Misérables (Q180736), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Victor Hugo, Les Miserables, translated by Lascelles Wraxall, 1862, John Atkinson Books (johnatkinsonbooks.co.uk)
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