The Les Misérables Reading Companion

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Episode 22 extras

May 22, 2018

Once again this week, no particular multimedia extras. Episode 23 will come with some cool stuff though--stay tuned!

The podcast (and I) will be on vacation for a couple of weeks; I hope to have the next episode ready for you on June 12, but won't be surprised if it's the 13th.

In the meantime, I may try to make...

Ep22 - II,8,i-iv - Strange Echoes

May 22, 2018

A few things are familiar in this strange new place.

Ep21 - II,7,i-viii - Life in Parentheses

May 15, 2018

We decipher Hugo's complex position on Jean Valjean's latest hideout.

Episode 21 extras

May 15, 2018

No particular extras for this week's episode, but I did mention in passing the Preface to Cromwell, linked to most recently in episode 20's extras....

Next week, we'll return from this heavily philosophical digression to one of the most charming sections of the novel!

Ep20 - II,6,i-xi - Cloistered

May 8, 2018

We discuss Hugo's take on life inside his fictional convent.

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