TY - BOOK AU - Hugo,Victor TI - Les miserables SN - 1853260851 U1 - 843.7F 20 PY - 1994/// CY - Ware, [England] PB - Wordsworth Classics KW - Police KW - Fiction KW - France KW - Ex-convicts KW - Paris (France) KW - Social life and customs KW - 19th century KW - History KW - French fiction N1 - The first part of a novel bound in two volumes-- on t.p; Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title N2 - Examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of France, the architecture and urban design of Paris, politics, moral philosophy, antimonarchism, justice, religion, and the types and nature of romantic and familial love. Les Misérables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for the stage, television, and film, including a musical and a film adaptation of that musical ER -