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Old 03-28-2019, 05:32 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
Did you read the unabridged version? I have been warned about endless, padded chapters about the sewers. Also, which translation did you read? Les Misérables has been on my 'to read' list for years.
I'd recommend the 2013 translation by Christine Donougher, published by Penguin Classics. Very reasonably priced:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mis%C3%A9ra.../dp/B00AM7E2DW
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