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Les Miserables (Hardcover)
Victor Hugo; Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood; Introduction by Ken Mondschein
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R547
R507
Discovery Miles 5 070
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"The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes
the darkness." "So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth,
books of the nature of Les Miserables cannot fail to be of use,"
says Victor Hugo in the preface of his famous novel. Certainly, Les
Miserables is French history recounted through the personal stories
of its main characters. The tale offers philosophical insight on
the good deeds that can happen even amidst ignorance and poverty.
This handsome leather-bound volume is a beautiful addition to any
classic literature library with specially designed endpapers,
gilded edges, and a ribbon bookmark so you will never lose your
place.
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Dead Souls (Paperback)
Nikolai Gogol; Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood; Introduction by Anthony Briggs; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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R144
R123
Discovery Miles 1 230
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With an Introduction by Anthony Briggs. Translated by Isabel F.
Hapgood. Russia in the 1840s. There is a stranger in town, and he
is behaving oddly. The unctuous Pavel Chichikov goes around the
local estates buying up 'dead souls'. These are the papers relating
to serfs who have died since the last census, but who remain on the
record and still attract a tax demand. Chichikov is willing to
relieve their owners of the tax burden by buying the titles for a
song. What he does not say is that he then proposes to take out a
huge mortgage against these fictitious citizens and buy himself a
nice estate in Eastern Russia. Will he get away with it? Who will
rumble him? Does this narrative contain a deeper message about
Russia itself or the spiritual health of humanity? There is much
interest and some suspense in considering these issues, but the
real pleasure of this story lies elsewhere. It is an enjoyable
comic romp through a retarded part of a backward country, a
picaresque series of grotesque portraits, situations and
conversations described with Gogolian humour based mainly on
hyperbole. This is, quite simply, the funniest book in the Russian
language before the twentieth century.
No home library is complete without the classics! Les Miserables is
a keepsake to be read and treasured. Les Miserables is widely
considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. First
published in France in 1862, it is Victor Hugo's greatest
achievement--the ultimate tale of redemption. Former prisoner Jean
Valjean struggles to live virtuously after an unexpected act of
forgiveness by a kindly bishop changes his life. His righteous
actions change people's lives in surprising ways and culminate in
romance between two young people. Now available as part of the Word
Cloud Classics series, Les Miserables is a must-have addition to
the libraries of all classic literature lovers. About the Word
Cloud Classics series: Classic works of literature with a clean,
modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the
Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic
and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher
production value, including heat burnished covers and foil
stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect
gift for students and fans of literature everywhere.
Fantine, a young woman from Montreuil, lives in Paris. She falls in
love with Tholomyes, a wealthy student who gets her pregnant and
then abandons her. Fantine returns to her home village with her
daughter, Cosette. On the way to Montreuil, however, Fantine
realizes that she will never be able to find work if the
townspeople know that she has an illegitimate child. In the town of
Montfermeil, she meets the Thenardiers, a family that runs the
local inn. The Thenardiers agree to look after Cosette as long as
Fantine sends them a monthly allowance.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame uses the history of the Middle Ages and
the structure of the Notre Dame cathedral to express its major
themes. Notre Dame is the geographical and moral center of Hugo's
fictional Paris. The cathedral inspired Hugo to write the novel and
encouraged his life long passion for Gothic art and architecture.
Hugo was also a scholar of medieval Christianity and used the
history of its churches, martyrs, and saints as a backdrop for the
novel's action. The French title of the novel is Notre Dame de
Paris, emphasizing Notre Dame's role as a symbol of the city. Not
only does most of the novel's action unfold inside or around the
cathedral, but from the top of its towers, Claude Frollo and
Quasimodo can spy on virtually anyone in the entire city.
Architecturally, it is an "amalgamation" that mirrors Quasimodo's
own deformities.
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Smoke (Paperback)
Isabel F. Hapgood
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R698
Discovery Miles 6 980
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