'The year's most interesting publication from Penguin Classics was a new translation by Christine Donougher of the novel we all know as Les Misérables. An almost flawless translation, which brings the full flavour of one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century to new readers in the twenty-first' - William Doyle, Times Literary Supplement It reads easily, sometimes racily, and Hugo's narrative power is never let down. Les Miserables (Penguin Classics): Hugo, Victor, Donougher, Christine, Donougher, Christine, Tombs, Robert: 9780241248744: : Books Skip to main content. 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. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, and by the relentless investigations of the dogged policeman Javert. Victor 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. This is the best translation of the novel available in English, as recommended by David Bellos in The Novel of the Century. A brilliant modern translation by Christine Donougher of Victor Hugo's thrilling masterpiece, with an introduction by Robert Tombs. In this book, quotations from Les Misrables are taken from the most recent translation, by Christine Donougher, published by Penguin in 2013.
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