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Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance, became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed.
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One of the greatest epic novels in history, Les Misérables is the moving story of Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption and his lifelong pursuit by Javert, a police detective determined to return Valjean to chains. Always one step ahead of Javert, Valjean encounters the tragic Fantine, and ultimately rescues Fantine's daughter, Cosette, from her wretched life with the Thénadiers, treating the child as his own as she comes of age in pre-revolutionary...
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In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
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Quizás la mejor de la prolífica producción del francés Víctor Hugo y una de las más importantes del siglo XIX. Pobres, revolucionarios, burgueses, perseguidos y hasta un obispo, preconizador de la auténtica moral Evangélica, desfilan con una minuciosidad y maestría desconocida hasta entonces, lo que convierte a la obra en un instrumento de denuncia que no ha perdido su vigencia y en el que triunfó el amor verdadero.
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NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, The Miserable Mill might be the unhappiest yet. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a
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Considered to be French novelist Victor Hugo's masterpiece, Les Misérables is a sprawling historical and philosophical epic first published in 1862. Covering the years from 1815 through the Paris Uprising in 1832, it is notable for its many subplots and digressions from the main storyline. The novel's stated aim is ""a progress from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from falsehood to truth,"" which can be seen most clearly in the story of...
10) The Death Miser
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The first in the series featuring British intelligence's elite detectives by the Edgar Award–winning author.
Millions of lives are at stake if a sinister international conspiracy succeeds. It's up to England's elite detective agency, Department Z, to make sure that doesn't happen.
They've got to keep things quiet, too. Discretion is something the Hon. James Quinion knows only too well-it's all part and parcel of being a member of the secret...
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This updated edition features a color section with new production photos, and all-new engravings for Boublil and Schonberg's songs from this beloved show and the world's longest-running musical! Contains superb piano/vocal arrangements of: At the End of the Day * Bring Him Home * Castle on a Cloud * Do You Hear the People Sing? * Drink with Me (To Days Gone By) * Empty Chairs at Empty Tables * A Heart Full of Love * I Dreamed a Dream * In My Life...
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A casual glance out his apartment window turns magician Eli Marks' life upside down. After spotting a dead body in the projection booth of the movie theater next door, Eli is pulled into the hunt for the killer. As he attempts to puzzle out a solution to this classic locked room mystery, he must deal with a crisis of a more personal nature: the appearance of a rival magician who threatens not only Eli's faith in himself as a performer, but his relationship...
13) Les Miserables V
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At the height of the student revolt, Valjean arrives at the barricade and saves multiple lives including Marius, who is still eager to find Cosette. Despite his family and Valjean's reservations, Marius is committed to marrying her.
Jean Valjean joins the revolt and finds the streets in disarray. He locates Marius who has been badly injured but is still alive. While attempting to bring Marius to safety, Valjean encounters a couple of dangerous figures...
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Marius and Cosette's union is strained by Valjean's sudden plan to leave the country and the growing tension between the disillusioned students and national government. The couple struggles to navigate the unstable social and political climate.
Following a close call with Inspector Javert, Jean Valjean plans to leave France for England. He informs Cosette, who is heartbroken, as she's still in love with Marius. The young man attempts to take her...
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After eight years away, Jean Valjean and Cosette, living under new identities attract the attention of their former innkeepers who are seeking money and revenge. With the help of an idealistic young man, the pair attempts to escape unscathed.
Despite their rough origins, Jean Valjean and Cosette have managed to create a peaceful life for themselves. Cosette has grown into a beautiful young woman and catches the eye of Marius. The two of them fall...
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What should have been a regular get-together between girlfriends turns into something totally unexpected when Cassie shows up ranting about her woes with husband, Karter. Simply looking to keep her misery company, Cassie unknowingly becomes the founder of The Miserable Wives Club, where members don't want anyone to know they belong... especially their husbands!
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I like a good beer buzz early in the morning Sheryl Crow once said in a song, and who wouldnt when you work a nine-to-five! Bonnie Fletcher is a working class, paycheck-to-paycheck married woman who comes to a midlife crisis, realizing that her life has become nothing more than a day-to-day routine, working for a high end retail store, dealing with the irate and bitching public, coming home to frozen Banquette TV dinners, sitting in front of a television...
18) Les Miserables
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Les Miserables SparkNotes Literature Guide by Victor Hugo
Making the reading experience fun!
When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying...
19) The Miser
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The miser of the title is called Harpagon, a name adapted from the Latin harpago, meaning a hook or grappling iron. He is obsessed with the wealth he has amassed and always ready to save expenses. Now a widower, he has a son, Cléante, and a daughter, Élise. Although he is over sixty, he is attempting to arrange a marriage between himself and an attractive young woman, Mariane.
20) Miserable Lies
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How many wrongs make a right?
Deputy Chief Quentin "Port" Porter is famous for catching the infamous Magistrate Killer, Linus Cole, whose murder spree included his best friend and partner, Miles Tate.
Port's heroics caught the nation's imagination, inspiring film and television, and skyrocketing his career while making him famous and wealthy.
Just one problem - Port may have lied about a key element of the case to put Cole away for crimes he was...
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