"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 Misérables cannot fail to be of use," says Victor Hugo in the
preface of his famous novel. Set in the years after the French
Revolution, Les Misérables is certainly French history recounted
through the personal stories of its main characters: Jean Valjean,
Fantine, Cosette, Javert, and others. And the novel 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.