{"product_id":"9781846140495-les-miserables","title":"Les Miserables","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tale of injustice, heroism and love that follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine (Anne Hathaway), driven to prostitution by poverty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictor 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 attempts 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 Inspector 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorman Denny's lively English translation is accompanied by an introduction discussing Hugo's political and artistic aims in writing \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictor Hugo (1802-85) wrote volumes of criticism, dramas, satirical verse and political journalism but is best remembered for his novels, especially \u003ci\u003eNotre-Dame de Paris\u003c\/i\u003e (also known as \u003ci\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into one of the most successful musicals of all time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'All human life is here'\u003cbr\u003eCameron Mackintosh, producer of the musical \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the half-dozen greatest novels of the world'\u003cbr\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A great writer - inventive, witty, sly, innovatory' \u003cbr\u003eA. S. Byatt, author of \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56594346705270,"sku":"9781846140495","price":20.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34531001.jpg?v=1762276272","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781846140495-les-miserables","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}