The Les Misérables Reading Companion

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Ep14 - I,8,i-v - Meeting God

Mar 27, 2018

Divine encounters come in many forms.

Episode 14 extras

Mar 27, 2018

Nothing in particular for the extras today, so I thought I'd share links to some other folks who are reading and talking about Les Misérables online these days.

Have a look at #lesmisreadalong on Twitter; they're taking inspiration from the fact that the novel has a total 365 chapters to read one each day for 2018....

Ep13 - I,7,ix-xi - Forming Convictions

Mar 20, 2018

Our hero's dilemma finds resolution in a strangely familiar place.

Here are the promised links to Jean Racine's Phèdre: in French and in English translation. The "action" scene I mention is Act V, scene 6. One can understand why Hugo would have wanted to see the...

Ep12 - I,7,v-viii - On a Horse, With No Name

Mar 13, 2018

We discuss horse-drawn travel, our hero's anonymity, and his final agonizing moments of indecision.

Ep12 - I,7,v-viii - On a Horse, With No Name

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