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Victor Hugo

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Isabel Florence Hapgood

Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables" is a monumental exploration of justice, redemption, and the human condition, set against the backdrop of early 19th-century France. Through its intricate narrative, featuring vivid characters such as Jean Valjean, Javert, and Fantine, the novel employs a rich, emotive literary style that deftly blends melodrama with philosophical introspection. This epic work is not only a gripping tale of suffering and resilience but also a profound social commentary, reflec...

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Alfred Rambaud

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Isabel Hapgood

WHO were these Variagi, or Varangians? To what race did they belong? No questions in the early history of Russia are more eagerly debated. After more than a century of controversy, the various views have been reduced to three — The Variagi were of Scandinavian origin, and it was they who gave the name of Russia to the Slav countries. A most weighty argument in support of this theory is the large number of Scandinavian names in the list of Variag princes who reigned in Russia. The Emperor C...

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Leo Tolstoy

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Isabel Hapgood

Novelist, essayist, dramatist, and philosopher, Count Leo Tolstoy is most famous for his sprawling portraits of nineteenth-century Russian life, as recounted in Anna Karenina and War and Peace. But at the age of fifty, he endured a spiritual crisis that prompted him to seek answers from learned men on "the problem of life." When they were unable to offer solutions, he turned to the study of Christianity. Dazzled by the light of truth that illuminated mankind for more than...

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Victor Hugo

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Isabel Hapgood

A few years ago, while visiting or, rather, rummaging about Notre-Dame, the author of this book found, in an obscure nook of one of the towers, the following word, engraved by hand upon the wall:—ANANKE.These Greek capitals, black with age, and quite deeply graven in the stone, with I know not what signs peculiar to Gothic caligraphy imprinted upon their forms and upon their attitudes, as though with the purpose of revealing that it had been a hand of the Middle Ag...

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Victor Hugo

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Isabel F. Hapgood

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World Classics

In this classic tale from the French novelist Victor Hugo, we follow the adventures of the hunchback Quasimodo, who leads a solitary life in the bell tower of Notre-Dame de Paris. When his path crosses that of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, his world is turned upside down.With his romantic description of the cathedral, Victor Hugo sparked a wave of new interest for medieval architecture in France. Quasimodo´s story is mostly known by modern audiences through the famous Disney anima...

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Victor Hugo

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Isabel F. Hapgood

Discover or rediscover all the classics of literature. Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance, ...

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Isabel Florence Hapgood, Victor Hugo

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; so long as the three great problems of the century—the degradation of man through pauperism, the corruption of woman through hunger, the crippling of children through lack of light—are unsolved; so long as social asphyxia is possible in any part of the world;—in other words, an...

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Victor Hugo,Isabel F. Hapgood (Translator)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris) is an 1831 French novel written by Victor Hugo. It is set in 1482 in Paris, in and around the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. The book tells the story of a poor Gypsy girl (La Esmeralda) and a misshapen bell-ringer (Quasimodo) who was raised by the archdeacon (Claude Frollo). The book was written as a statement to preserve the Notre Dame cathedral and not to 'modernize' it, as Hugo was thoroughly against this. Excerpted from Wikip...

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Isabel Florence Hapgood

"Russian Rambles" by Isabel Florence Hapgood is a captivating exploration of Russia's rich culture and landscapes. Hapgood, an American translator and writer, provides readers with vivid descriptions of her travels through the vast and diverse regions of Russia. Her keen observations and engaging narrative style bring to life the unique customs, traditions, and the everyday lives of the Russian people. The book serves as both a travelogue and a cultural commentary, offering insights into t...

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Isabel Florence Hapgood

The innumerable questions which have been put to me since my return to America have called to my attention the fact that, in spite of all that has been written about Russia, the common incidents of everyday life are not known, or are known so imperfectly that any statement of them is a travesty. I may cite, as an example, a book published within the past two years, and much praised in America by the indiscriminating as a truthful picture of life. The whole story hung upon the great musical...

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Isabel Florence Hapgood

"A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections" by Isabel Florence Hapgood is a comprehensive exploration of the rich tapestry of Russian literary tradition. Hapgood, a prominent translator and scholar, delves into the works of notable Russian authors, providing insightful commentary and analysis. The book serves as both an introduction for newcomers and a valuable resource for seasoned readers, highlighting the cultural and historical contexts that shaped these literary masterpieces. Th...

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Victor Hugo,Isabel Florence Hapgood (Translator)

Les Miserables (translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims) (1862) is a novel by French author Victor Hugo, and among the best-known novels of the 19th century. It follows the lives and interactions of several French characters over a twenty year period in the early 19th century that includes the Napoleonic wars and subsequent decades. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.