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May 28, 2019

Javert joins the last group in the world that he wanted to join.

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Episode 53 extras

May 28, 2019

I've added the location of Javert's reflection and his final moments to our Google map, in the Part V layer. 

For those who are interested, the reference to Racine I mentioned is in Act II scene 2 of Phèdre, here in French, and in English.

And here's a period lithograph about the Fampoux train derailment in 1846:

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Les Misérables on PBS, episode 6, and comments on the series overall

May 26, 2019

As you may have noticed, it’s taken me a minute to get my final thoughts on this miniseries adaptation of Les Misérables in order--there were a few reasons for that, some more related to general professoring than to podcasting. But I also wanted to take my time and think through what I have to say, both about episode...

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May 21, 2019

In which we get some surprising déjà vu....

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Episode 52 extras

May 20, 2019

No particular extras today... but my final thoughts on Les Misérables on PBS will be along soon....

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