Find out why for yourself choose your show from the list below, book early to get the best seats, and prepare to experience les miserables live onstage. The books opens by describing the life of a really upstanding dude named bishop myriel. What must jean valjean do once he arrives in a new town. Test your knowledge take the plot overview quick quiz. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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. Test questions will assess you on things like jean valjean in prison and fantine. So long as there shall exist, by virtue of law and custom, decrees of damnation pronounced by society, artificially creating hells amid the civilization of earth, and adding the element of human fate to divine destiny. Choose the part of les miserables volume i which you want to read from the table of contents to get started.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The strange power of les mis, the book the new republic. Perfect prep for les miserables quizzes and tests you might have in school. Les miserables by victor hugo goodreads share book. Use this quiz and worksheet to find out what you know about les miserables. Its not easy to put les miserables in a nutshell, considering that its one of the longest novels ever written. The literal meaning of les miserables is the miserable ones. He killed someone he stole silver candlesticks from a wealthy man he stole bread he stole a horse previous question next question. The strange power of les mis, the book victor hugos hardnosed melodrama. Premade tests on les miserables final test easy, including multiple choice, short answer, short essay, and indepth essay questions. Victor hugos les miserables volume i consists of 9 parts for ease of reading. Book summary jean valjean, after spending nineteen years in jail and in the galleys for stealing a loaf of bread and for several attempts to escape, is finally released, but his past keeps haunting him.
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Nice to know about waterloo, french revolution, french slang words, the. Take a study break every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. Sep 26, 2012 as for the story itself, les miserables is simply one of the greatest stories ever told. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Read les miserables volume i, free online version of the book by victor hugo, on. Can you name the les miserables chapters of book i fantine test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. However, several alternatives have been used, including the miserables. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The worlds largest collection of les miserables trivia quizzes in our humanities category. The characters are french and the book is centered around their lives. Dec 29, 2018 les miserables is an iconic west end musical, synonymous with the west end and currently in its fourth decade. Discover more about the story of les miserables youtube.
Les miserables i have been posting quotes from this book for a while now. Les miserables translations folio society devotees. Les miserables chapters part i fantine quiz by eagee. One day, an ex convict wanders into the bishops village and cant find any food or lodging because everyone turns him away. Davidsons reading of the last hour or so of les miserables should be among the halloffame of audiobooks along with frank muellers reading of tale of two cities i listen while i commute and i just kept driving to the end. In the englishspeaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original french title. I think the thing i loved most about les miserables, apart from the fact that someone managed to make a musical out of it, is that hugo persistently does everything we were told not to do in creative writing class.
Cliffsnotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what youre studying, cliffsnotes can ease your homework headaches and help you score high on exams. Les miserables, five volumes, complete by victor hugo. After reading les miserables, have students watch a movie version of the book and compare it to the book for accuracy. This book is full of hugos political and religious ideas which at times get a little preachy and ponderous. As for the story itself, les miserables is simply one of the greatest stories ever told. Why didnt hugo choose a more successful rebellion from history. The best study guide to les miserables on the planet, from the creators of sparknotes. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more. Les miserables study guide from litcharts the creators of. Nice to know about waterloo, french revolution, french slang words, the paris sewer system, etc, but way to much information. Great book spent 2 hours a day, 5 days a week, for almost two months listening to all 5 volumes of les miserables.
Les miserables study guide contains a biography of victor hugo, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Some of these characters didnt survive until the end of the play. It was an instant popular success and was quickly translated into several languages. What a great book, but some of the history lessons were a little too long. Buy les miserables classics by hugo, victor, denny, norman, denny, norman, denny, norman from amazons fiction books store.
Jean valjean, after spending nineteen years in jail and in the galleys for stealing a loaf of bread and for several attempts to escape, is finally released, but. Les miserables volume i is a popular book by victor hugo. Les miserables is an iconic west end musical, synonymous with the west end and currently in its fourth decade. Feb 23, 2015 discover more about the story of les miserables. Set in the parisian underworld and plotted like a detective story, the work follows the fortunes of the convict jean valjean, a victim of society. What do you make of the fact that the second half of this book focuses on a failed 1832 revolt. Quiz by eagee les miserables chapters part i fantine quiz by eagee. Les miserables questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on les miserables.
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