Length64h 5m
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A towering epic of survival and spiritual awakening set against the backdrop of a nation in the throes of revolution. Jean Valjean’s flight from a relentless inspector becomes a universal story of the fight for dignity in an indifferent world. It is a massive, pulse-pounding narrative that explores the heights of human mercy and the depths of systemic oppression.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Historical Fiction, General Fiction
Length64 hrs 5 mins
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Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I—M. MYRIEL
2CHAPTER II—M. MYRIEL BECOMES M. WELCOME
3CHAPTER III—A HARD BISHOPRIC FOR A GOOD BISHOP
4CHAPTER IV—WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDS
5CHAPTER V—MONSEIGNEUR BIENVENU MADE HIS CASSOCKS LAST TOO LONG
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6CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
7CHAPTER VII—CRAVATTE
8CHAPTER VIII—PHILOSOPHY AFTER DRINKING
9CHAPTER IX—THE BROTHER AS DEPICTED BY THE SISTER
10CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
11CHAPTER XI—A RESTRICTION
12CHAPTER XII—THE SOLITUDE OF MONSEIGNEUR WELCOME
13CHAPTER XIII—WHAT HE BELIEVED
14CHAPTER XIV—WHAT HE THOUGHT
15BOOK SECOND—THE FALL
16CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
17CHAPTER II—PRUDENCE COUNSELLED TO WISDOM.
18CHAPTER III—THE HEROISM OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE.
19CHAPTER IV—DETAILS CONCERNING THE CHEESE-DAIRIES OF PONTARLIER.
20CHAPTER V—TRANQUILLITY
21CHAPTER VI—JEAN VALJEAN
22CHAPTER VII—THE INTERIOR OF DESPAIR
23CHAPTER VIII—BILLOWS AND SHADOWS
24CHAPTER IX—NEW TROUBLES
25CHAPTER X—THE MAN AROUSED
26CHAPTER XI—WHAT HE DOES
27CHAPTER XII—THE BISHOP WORKS
28CHAPTER XIII—LITTLE GERVAIS
29BOOK THIRD—IN THE YEAR 1817
30CHAPTER I—THE YEAR 1817
31CHAPTER II—A DOUBLE QUARTETTE
32CHAPTER III—FOUR AND FOUR
33CHAPTER IV—THOLOMYÈS IS SO MERRY THAT HE SINGS A SPANISH DITTY
34CHAPTER V—AT BOMBARDA’S
35CHAPTER VI—A CHAPTER IN WHICH THEY ADORE EACH OTHER
36CHAPTER VII—THE WISDOM OF THOLOMYÈS
37CHAPTER VIII—THE DEATH OF A HORSE
38CHAPTER IX—A MERRY END TO MIRTH
39BOOK FOURTH—TO CONFIDE IS SOMETIMES TO DELIVER INTO A PERSON’S POWER
40CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
41CHAPTER II—FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURES
42CHAPTER III—THE LARK
43BOOK FIFTH—THE DESCENT
44CHAPTER I—THE HISTORY OF A PROGRESS IN BLACK GLASS TRINKETS
45CHAPTER II—MADELEINE
46CHAPTER III—SUMS DEPOSITED WITH LAFFITTE
47CHAPTER IV—M. MADELEINE IN MOURNING
48CHAPTER V—VAGUE FLASHES ON THE HORIZON
49CHAPTER VI—FATHER FAUCHELEVENT
50CHAPTER VII—FAUCHELEVENT BECOMES A GARDENER IN PARIS
