Was Les Miserables a Book First
Les Misérables (/Leɪ ˌMɪzəˈrɑːbəl, -Blə/, French: [Le Mizeʁabl(Ə)]) Is a French Historical Novel by Victor Hugo, First Published in 1862, That Is Considered...
Les Misérables (/leɪ ˌmɪzəˈrɑːbəl, -blə/, French: [le mizeʁabl(ə)]) 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.
When was Les Miserables first published?
Les Misérables, novel by Victor Hugo, published in French in 1862. It was an instant popular success and was quickly translated into several languages.
It is thought that Victor Hugo, the author of the original novel, began to consider writing a novel about social injustice as early as 1829. [Les Misérables was not published until 1862 and was an immediate sensation.] In 1845, on the streets of Paris, he observed the same incident that triggers the novel’s action.