Les Misérables - Volume 1
Victor Hugo
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a monumental tale of justice, love, sacrifice, and redemption, set against the turbulent backdrop of 19th-century France. This new translation of the original French text brings a fresh, contemporary voice to Hugo’s masterpiece, while staying faithful to the richness and emotional depth of the original.
At the heart of the story is Jean Valjean, a man condemned for stealing a loaf of bread, who embarks on a lifelong journey of transformation and moral awakening. Alongside him are unforgettable characters like Fantine, the tragic mother forced into despair, and Javert, the relentless inspector driven by an unwavering sense of duty. Their lives intersect with the sweeping forces of revolution, poverty, and justice in a narrative that is both epic in scale and deeply personal.
What sets this translation apart is its clarity and accessibility for modern readers, without losing the grandeur and poetic intensity of Hugo’s original prose. By capturing the full range of Hugo's language, from his vivid character portrayals to his sharp social critique, this edition ensures that the novel’s timeless themes of hope, forgiveness, and the fight for justice resonate just as powerfully today as they did when first published. With its vibrant translation, Les Misérables continues to stand as one of the most powerful and enduring works in all of literature.
Duration - 10h 31m.
Author - Victor Hugo.
Narrator - Digital Voice Matt G.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2024 David Petault ©.
Location:
United States
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Digital Voice Matt G
Les Misérables
David Petault
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Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a monumental tale of justice, love, sacrifice, and redemption, set against the turbulent backdrop of 19th-century France. This new translation of the original French text brings a fresh, contemporary voice to Hugo’s masterpiece, while staying faithful to the richness and emotional depth of the original. At the heart of the story is Jean Valjean, a man condemned for stealing a loaf of bread, who embarks on a lifelong journey of transformation and moral awakening. Alongside him are unforgettable characters like Fantine, the tragic mother forced into despair, and Javert, the relentless inspector driven by an unwavering sense of duty. Their lives intersect with the sweeping forces of revolution, poverty, and justice in a narrative that is both epic in scale and deeply personal. What sets this translation apart is its clarity and accessibility for modern readers, without losing the grandeur and poetic intensity of Hugo’s original prose. By capturing the full range of Hugo's language, from his vivid character portrayals to his sharp social critique, this edition ensures that the novel’s timeless themes of hope, forgiveness, and the fight for justice resonate just as powerfully today as they did when first published. With its vibrant translation, Les Misérables continues to stand as one of the most powerful and enduring works in all of literature. Duration - 10h 31m. Author - Victor Hugo. Narrator - Digital Voice Matt G. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 David Petault ©.
Language:
English
Title Page
Duration:00:00:11
Introduction: A New Lens on a Timeless Masterpiece
Duration:00:04:25
Book One — A Just Man
Duration:00:00:03
1. Monsieur Myriel
Duration:00:05:46
2. Monsieur Myriel Becomes Monseigneur Bienvenu
Duration:00:10:44
3. A Good Bishop in a Tough Diocese
Duration:00:04:08
4. Deeds Like Words
Duration:00:14:37
5. How Monseigneur Bienvenu Made His Cassocks Last Too Long
Duration:00:05:44
6. Who Guarded His House
Duration:00:11:22
7. Cravatte
Duration:00:07:11
8. Philosophy After Drinking
Duration:00:08:15
9. The Brother Described by the Sister
Duration:00:07:52
10. The Bishop Confronted by an Unknown Light
Duration:00:24:51
11. A Restriction
Duration:00:08:54
12. The Bishop's Solitude
Duration:00:05:46
13. What He Believed
Duration:00:08:18
14. What He Thought
Duration:00:05:22
Book Two — The Fall
Duration:00:00:03
1. The Evening of a Day's Journey
Duration:00:21:20
2. Prudence Advised to Wisdom
Duration:00:07:53
3. Heroism of Passive Obedience
Duration:00:11:32
4. Details on the Cheese Factories of Pontarlier
Duration:00:06:42
5. Tranquillity
Duration:00:02:46
6. Jean Valjean
Duration:00:10:15
7. The Depths of Despair
Duration:00:12:13
8. The Wave and the Shadow
Duration:00:04:30
9. New Grievances
Duration:00:02:31
10. The Man Awakes
Duration:00:05:42
11. What He Does
Duration:00:07:31
12. The Bishop at Work
Duration:00:06:49
13. Petit-Gervais
Duration:00:16:36
Book Three — In the Year 1817
Duration:00:00:04
1. The Year 1817
Duration:00:05:40
2. A Double Quartet
Duration:00:08:28
3. Four by Four
Duration:00:08:01
4. Tholomyès is So Joyous That He Sings a Spanish Song
Duration:00:04:37
5. At Bombarda's
Duration:00:05:28
6. A Chapter of Love
Duration:00:02:52
7. Tholomyès' Wisdom
Duration:00:11:38
8. Death of a Horse
Duration:00:04:57
9. The Joy Ends Joyfully
Duration:00:05:24
Book Four—To Trust is Sometimes to Betray
Duration:00:00:04
1. A Mother Meets Another
Duration:00:17:00
2. First Sketch of Two Shady Figures
Duration:00:04:24
3. The Lark
Duration:00:05:10
Book Five—The Descent
Duration:00:00:03
1. Story of a Progress in Black Glassware
Duration:00:03:03
2. M. Madeleine
Duration:00:07:36
3. Deposits at Laffitte's
Duration:00:06:00
4. M. Madeleine in Mourning
Duration:00:04:51
5. Faint Glimmers on the Horizon
Duration:00:10:07
6. Father Fauchelevent
Duration:00:06:14
7. Fauchelevent Becomes a Gardener in Paris
Duration:00:02:28
8. Madame Victurnien Spends Thirty-Five Francs on Morality
Duration:00:05:38
9. Madame Victurnien's Success
Duration:00:05:06
10. The Continuation of Success
Duration:00:10:21
11. Christus Nos Liberavit
Duration:00:02:09
12. The Idleness of M. Bamatabois
Duration:00:04:45
13. Resolution of Some Municipal Police Matters
Duration:00:19:06
Book Six—Javert
Duration:00:00:03
1. The Beginning of Rest
Duration:00:06:50
2. How Jean Becomes Champ
Duration:00:17:47
Book Seven—The Champmathieu Affair
Duration:00:00:04
1. Sister Simplice
Duration:00:06:08
2. Master Scaufflaire’s Insight
Duration:00:08:56
3. A Storm in the Soul
Duration:00:39:04
4. Forms that Suffering Takes During Sleep
Duration:00:06:34
5. Obstacles in the Way
Duration:00:21:12
6. Sister Simplice Put to the Test
Duration:00:13:54
7. The Arriving Traveler Prepares to Depart Again
Duration:00:08:49
8. A Special Entrance
Duration:00:06:00
9. A Place Where Convictions Are Being Formed
Duration:00:13:18
10. The System of Denials
Duration:00:14:38
11. Champmathieu, More and More Astonished
Duration:00:08:42
Book Eight — Repercussions
Duration:00:00:03
1. The Mirror in Which M. Madeleine Sees His Hair
Duration:00:04:37
2. Fantine’s Happiness
Duration:00:08:03
3. Javert Satisfied
Duration:00:07:11
4. Authority Reclaims Its Rights
Duration:00:07:21
5. A Proper Grave
Duration:00:10:43