Les Miserables

Les Miserables is set against the background of protests in Paris in the 1830s and tells the story of Jean Valjean, who, freed from jail after stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family, tries to rebuild his life but finds his past catching up with him.

 Express Classics is a fast-moving and accessible series that offers a quick way into a range of classic novels. Each story is a shortened, dramatically illustrated version of the original book and loses none of the strength and flavour of the original.