Victor Hugo

Title: The History of a Crime ... Translated by T. H. Joyce and A. Locker.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The NOVELS OF THE 18th & 19th CENTURIES collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection includes major and minor works from a period which saw the development and triumph of the English novel. These classics were written for a range of audiences and will engage any reading enthusiast. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Hugo, Victor-Marie; Joyce, T H.; Locker; 1877-78. 4 vol.; 8 . 09225.f.15.

Title: The History of a Crime ... Translated by T. H. Joyce and A. Locker.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The NOVELS OF THE 18th & 19th CENTURIES collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection includes major and minor works from a period which saw the development and triumph of the English novel. These classics were written for a range of audiences and will engage any reading enthusiast. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Hugo, Victor-Marie; Joyce, T H.; Locker, Arthur; 1877-78. 4 vol.; 8 . 09225.f.15.

Four previously untranslated plays for the World Classics series Here are four characteristic and hugely important dramas by one of the most famous and influential European writers of the last two hundred years, translated into English for the first time, and in highly playable versions. An essential collection for students of both French and Drama

Jean Valjean on ollut vankilassa melkein 20 vuotta. Kun Valjean pääsee vapaaksi, kiltti piispa antaa hänelle uuden mahdollisuuden. Valjean päättää elää rehellisesti. Hän alkaa pitää huolta pienestä orpotytöstä. Mutta poliisi Javert ei anna Valjeanin elää rauhassa. Javert vainoaa Valjeania sitkeästi. Victor Hugon teos Kurjat on kuuluisa tarina oikeudenmukaisuudesta ja anteeksiannosta. Se kertoo, miten rakkaus voi muuttaa ihmisen elämän.

Spurned lovers return from the grave to haunt their partners, ghost ships materialise on the sea, men's hands take on a life of their own... Welcome to the unsettling world of the French weird. Though the development of the weird tale in France originally drew on Gothic traditions in Germany, it soon became more heavily influenced by the emerging romantic movement. French weird tales often include elements of fable and romance, but they're just as likely to go to the other extreme in chilling contes cruels. The stories in this anthology follow the evolution of the weird from the aftermath of the 1789 Revolution right through to the end of the twentieth century. They're stories influenced by, and to some extent seeking to justify, civil and political unrest and how people coped with constant change and rebellion, seeking some solace amongst the chaos.