Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. I bought this audiobook as i enjoyed the les miserables movie starring hugh jackman, loved the book beautifully written and detailed and thought i would enjoy listening to this abridged version on my commute to and from work the unabridged version was out of my price range. Apr 25, 2008 listen to les miserables audiobook by victor hugo. Its hailed by many critics as not just victor hugos finest work but also one of the best french novels of all time. Victor hugo 1802 1885, translated by isabel florence hapgood 1851 1928 this is book 1 of 5. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. After receiving the book i realized it had very few pages, i compared it with a real complete and unabridged version of the book, and that one is over pages, when this one is a little over 600.
It took me five months to listen to the whole thing, a 60hour audio book. Let me start by saying that this is a fantastic book. Notable for its many subplots and digressions from the main storyline, the novels stated aim is a progress from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from falsehood to truth, which. Victor hugo les miserables read by bill homewood unabridged. An exconvict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous man, but is pursued by a police inspector.
Along the way, the exconvict joins a revolution, adopts a daughter, and beats people up. Where can i download a free les miserables abridged audiobook. Victor hugo 1802 1885, translated by isabel florence hapgood. But i went back to it and im ever so glad that i did. Christine donougher, victor hugo, robert tombs, penguin audio. Widely adapted, the novel inspired the blockbuster musical and movie colloquially known as les mis. In the sewers and backstreets, we encounter the wolflike tread of crime, and assassination for a few. Audiobook les miserables lesmiserables created by at 11102015 11. Les miserables is set in paris after the french revolution.
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