Les Misérables

“Bedtime Reading No.29 in 5000 English Words: Les Misérables is created by Victor Hugo (1802-1885), the leader of the active romantic literary movement in the early 19th century and an outstanding bourgeois-democratic writer in the history of French literature. The leading thought throughout his life and creations is humanitarianism, opposing violence, and controlling “evil” with love. He kept writing for more than 60 years and his works include 26 volumes of poems, 20 volumes of novels, 12 volumes of scripts, 21 volumes of philosophical works, totaling 79 volumes, adding a very glorious culture to the treasure house of French literature and human cultural heritage. His masterpieces include novels such as Notre Dame de Paris and Les Misérables.