Les Miserables

A reformed convict, a policeman bent on revenge and a lonely orphan come together in Victor Hugo's classic novel, vividly retold for newly independent readers by Mary Sebag-Montefiore. Lives change for the better - or for the worse - against the turmoil of revolutionary France. With internet links to find out more about the story and life in France at the time.

About the author

Mary Sebag-Montefiore is a best-selling children's author, whose re-tellings of classics have been published all over the world. She is the author of over 25 books and has adapted everything from Dickens to 'War and Peace'. She has also published articles on children's books academically and in the national press, and for adults, has written 'Women Writers of Children's Classics'.

"Mary Sebag-Montefiore's retellings are perhaps the best - well-written and dramatic"
The Telegraph

Summary

A reformed convict, a policeman bent on revenge and a lonely orphan come together in Victor Hugo’s classic novel, vividly retold for newly independent readers by Mary Sebag-Montefiore. Lives change for the better – or for the worse – against the turmoil of revolutionary France. With internet links to find out more about life in France at the time.

Product details

• Authors: Alfredo Belli, Mary Sebag-Montefiore, Sebag-Montefiore Mary
• Assisted by: Alfredo Belli (Illustration), Belli Alfredo (Illustration)
• Publisher: Usborne
• Languages: English, French
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781474938020
• ISBN: 978-1-4749-3802-0
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 205 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Usborne Young Reading, Series Three; Young Reading; Young Reading Series 3
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Readers / Intermediate, Interest age: from c 5 years, Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage)