Les Misérables Vol II: Marius, Saint-Denis and Idyll of the Rue Plumet

Download or read book Les Misérables Vol II: Marius, Saint-Denis and Idyll of the Rue Plumet written by Victor Hugo and published by Enrich Spot Limited. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, set between 1815 and the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris. Victor Hugo takes readers deep into the Parisian underworld, following the lives and interactions of several characters: ex-convict Jean Valjean, the grisette Fantine and her daughter Cosette, the inspector Javert, the rogue Th?nardier and his family, the revolutionist Enjolras, and the student Marius. The novel elaborates upon the history of modern France, justice, religion, and the nature of romantic and familial love. In Volume II, Valjean and Cosette tries to live a normal life in Paris, but fate continues to conspire against Valjean when he is recognised and confronted by the rogue Th?nardiers. The city simmers with revolution, and the impressionable student Marius joins the charismatic Enjolras in organising an uprising. At the same time, he has also fallen in love with Cosette, but the lovers face being torn apart…