Les miserables by victor hugo full audio book les mis. Complete les miserables vol 3 by victor hugo librivox forum. Jul 29, 2015 listen to les miserables as an audiobook the files are in the. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit. To listen to the audiobooks unpack the zipfile and import the files to your listening device phone, ipod, computer etc. Bill homewood has worked extensively for television and on stage in the west end, major theatres and the rsc. Set in the parisian underworld of the early nineteenth century, les miserables follows the adventures of jean valjean, once an honest peasant, who spent nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sisters starving family. We weep with the unlucky and heartbroken fantine, and we exult with the heroic revolutionaries of the barricades. Many thanks to librivox and the readers for making it available in this. The application facilitates searching the librivox catalog.
In the sewers and backstreets we encounter the wolflike tread of crime, where assassination for a few coins is all in a days work. It took me five months to listen to the whole thing, a 60hour audio book. Review download and listen to librivox s 5volume, 50hour unabridged recording of victor hugos epic historical novel les miserables. Les miserables tome 1 victor hugo livre audio francais audio book french duration. Les miserables victor hugo livre audio francais part 2. Each book consists of several mp3s packaged as a single zipfile. Les miserables, volume 3 by victor hugo on free audio book.
Les miserables is a book thats far too wordy for my usual schedule to allow me to read, but which i have wanted to read for a long time. The centaur classics edition of les miserables is unabridged and extremely wellformatted, though there are a handful of typos throughout. Review download and listen to librivoxs 5volume, 50hour unabridged recording of victor hugos epic historical novel les miserables. Solo or group recordings that are finished and fully available for listeners. Download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your mp3 player or computer. Les miserables, part 1, volume 1, fantine, victor hugo. Nice to know about waterloo, french revolution, french slang words, the paris sewer system, etc, but way to much information. One of the great classics of world literature and the inspiration for the most beloved stage musical of all time, les miserables is legendary author victor hugos masterpiece. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Les miserables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for the stage, television, and film, including a musical and a film adaptation of that musical. Along the way, the exconvict joins a revolution, adopts a daughter, and beats people up. Les miserables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. Les miserables, volume 1 by victor hugo on free audio book. Les miserables by victor hugo audiobook download christian. Apr 25, 2008 listen to les miserables audiobook by victor hugo. In the 1980s the novel was adapted into a hugely successful musical which ran for 6,680 performances from 1987 to 2003. Naxos audiobooks les miserables abridged bill homewood. Its hailed by many critics as not just victor hugos finest work but also one of the best french novels of all time. This book really helps with summer reading, the long time that it takes to sit down and read is taken away by this audiobook. After his release, valjean plans to rob monseigneur myriel, a saint. After his release, valjean plans to rob monseigneur myriel, a saintlike bishop, but cancels his plan. Published 1800 1900 read by various in french chapters. In the englishspeaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original french title.
Les miserables les miserables audiobook, by victor hugo. Download m4b part 1 187mb download m4b part 2 190mb download cover art download cd case insert. Les miserables audible audiobook unabridged victor hugo author, frederick davidson narrator, blackstone audio, inc. Two thirds of the book doesnt advance the plot, but it is a description of french life with amazing attention to detail. Les miserables is set in paris after the french revolution. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. An exconvict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous. Spent 2 hours a day, 5 days a week, for almost two months listening to all 5 volumes of les miserables. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Naxos audiobooks les miserables unabridged bill homewood. Along the way, the exconvict joins a revolution, adopts a daughter, and. Many thanks to librivox and the readers for making it available in this form.
I ended up returning the first version i bought, because it had long passages in french, which i dont speak. The version i was finally able to get through was the julie rose translation, read by george guidall. A hardened and bitter criminal upon his release, valjean is transformed when an act of compassion by a priest he robbed saves him from returning to. Greataudiobooks in public domain recommended for you 7. Les miserables is primarily a great humanitarian work. Illustration by gustave brion author victor hugo illustrator emile bayard country first published in belgium. He has also directed theatre on both sides of the atlantic, and his various writing credits include theatrical letters, published by marginalia, and under the blue, a collection of his own poetry, published by mimosa. Les miserables, volume 4 by victor hugo on free audio book.
You can see the most popular books, browse by title, author or genre, or search by keywords. Les miserables by hugo, victor the adventures of huckleberry finn by mark twain pride and prejudice by jane austen. The protagonist, jean valjean, is sentenced to prison for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. Mar 03, 20 les miserables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. It was a pleasure to listen to and i am immediately moving on to vol.
This is an abridged edition victor hugo began writing les miserables twenty years before its eventual publication in 1862. Set in the parisian underworld and plotted like a detective story, les miserables follows the adventures of jean valjean, originally an honest peasant, who was imprisoned for nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sisters starving family. Les miserables, victor hugo les miserables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. Librivox audiobook favorites all free score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Download m4b part 1 188mb download m4b part 2 164mb librivox recording of volume 1.
An exconvict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous man, but is pursued by a police inspector. Considered to be french novelist victor hugos masterpiece, les miserables, which was published in 1862, is a sprawling historical and philosophical epic that covers from 1815 through the paris uprising. Lauteur luimeme accorde une grande importance a ce roman et ecrit en mars 1862, a son editeur lacroix. Les miserables by victor hugo french free at loyal books. What a great book, but some of the history lessons were a little too long.
Victor hugos les misrables is a novel which tells the story of exconvict jean valjean, his struggles and eventual redemption. Chapter number of book number of les miserables volume 3, by victor hugo. You are not missing out on any of the story, yet are also not being thrown too many details. I have watered the garden, worked out at the gym, and ridden in cars all the while embracing each word of les miserables. Les miserables is a terrific insight into french history. An exconvict breaks parole and starts a new life as a. In the sewers and backstreets we encounter the wolflike tread of crime, and assassination for a few sous is all in a days work. Listen to les miserables audiobook by victor hugo and bill.
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