![]() ![]() Valjean has spent 19 years doing hard labor onboard a galley ship after stealing a loaf of bread (his initial sentence was five years, but was extended after repeated escape attempts). (He is saintly and allows a newly released convict, Jean Valjean, into his home for the night. The book begins in the 1820s, and begins with a lot of back story about a priest, Monseignur Bienvenue, who only appears in this section but is a pivotal character. If you don't know the setup, here's what's happened so far: The first book, Fantine, took me just about a week to finish. Since the book is so long, I've decided to write blog posts after each of the five books. ![]() ![]() It's definitely longer than Gone With the Wind and anything by Dickens or Trollope.) At 1260 pages (depending on the edition), it's quite possibly the longest book I've ever read! (I'm not sure if it's longer than War and Peace, it's tough to say based on different editions. So I've decided to take the plunge and make another attempt at Victor Hugo's epic masterpiece, Les Miserables. ![]()
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