Les Miserables

By: Mary Sebag-Montefiore

Illustrated by Alfredo Belli

Series : Young Reading Series 3

Age 7+

RRP £5.99

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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.

Chapters in this book include:
- The characters in the story
- Prologue - Who is Valjean?
- The Choice
- Cosette and Fantine
- Back to Prison
- Saving Cosette
- Cosette in Love
- The Greatness of Valjean
- Goodbye
- Background to the story
- Victor Hugo

Details

Extent:: 64 pages
Dimensions:: 201.3 x 142.5mm
Hardback ISBN:: 9781474938020
Book Band:: Lime
CEFR:: C1 - C2
Lexile:: 600L
Key Stage:: KS2
Publication Date:: May 2018
Work Reference:: 04634

Contents

Chapters in this book include:
- The characters in the story
- Prologue - Who is Valjean?
- The Choice
- Cosette and Fantine
- Back to Prison
- Saving Cosette
- Cosette in Love
- The Greatness of Valjean
- Goodbye
- Background to the story
- Victor Hugo

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

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Series

View series: Young Reading Series 3

Quicklinks

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