Les Misérables
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Narrated by:
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Bill Homewood
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By:
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Victor Hugo
About this listen
Les Misérables is set in Paris after the French Revolution. In the sewers and backstreets, we encounter "the wolf-like tread of crime", and assassination for a few sous is all in a day's work. We weep with the unlucky and heart-broken Fantine, and we exult with the heroic revolutionaries of the barricades; but above all we thrill to the steadfast courage and nobility of soul of ex-convict Jean Valjean, always in danger from the relentless pursuit of the diabolical Inspector Javert.
Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood
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- "hugeorangeape"
- 05-08-20
A lovely story well read
A lovely reading. The singing is grating but mostly his voice has a nice cadence. The story is a bit preachy in places and the lists can be a touch wearing but overall it's wonderful. (Just skip through the sewage chapters if you don't like them!)
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- Anonymous User
- 17-06-24
Incredible story and narration!
I can’t recommend this book enough! The narrator is my favourite and as always he did an amazing job! I just don’t know how to express my feelings other than saying this book made me sob more than expected.
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- Sam Lovell
- 30-12-24
Fantastic
Beautifully written and narrated immersively. Core story evocative and the tangents frustrating but interesting as the first time I just want to know what happens!
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- Prudence
- 28-06-19
Life-changing
The short version of this book is an old Afrikaans poem (gedig) by Jan FE Celiers:
"Dis al"
Dis die blond,
dis die blou:
dis die veld,
dis die lug;
en 'n voël draai bowe in eensame vlug -
dis al
Dis 'n balling gekom
oor die oseaan,
dis 'n graf in die gras,
dis 'n vallende traan -
dis al
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-06-20
absolutely excellent
Best story I have ever heard .well read and a virtual history of a period of French history
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- Anne R. Blankson-Hemans
- 30-01-19
Epic!
Great story but then we all know that. The narration lets it down a bit but you soon get used to it.
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- john
- 17-01-19
Amazing.
An amazing story narrated by an amazing talent.
I could not stop listening and will come back to it one time soon.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-04-20
Les Miserables
An utterly magnificent reading by Bill Homewood of a wonderful, wonderful book. Forget the musical, listen to this, listen to every word.
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- I PRINCE
- 18-07-22
Fantastic
A long book but worth sticking with it as it all becomes clear as the story goes on
Well read and the reader keeps it interesting
I am now looking for other books that bill
Homewood has read
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- Alin Balauca
- 21-07-22
A very famous book
The story is quite interesting, but as probably mentioned by others, an abbreviated version of it would suffice. When the story line seems to grab hold of you, then hours of narration step in and it kind of makes you let go of the book. This is the reason for giving it 4 stars, otherwise a very uplifting and make you rethink your like kind of book.
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