Violence
ModerateThe bishop accompanies a condemned murderer to a guillotine execution. The passage mentions other capital prosecutions; bodily injury detail is limited.
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Les Misérables
Les Misérables (, French: [le mizeʁabl] ) is a French epic historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption.
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Victor Hugo, Les Miserables, Isabel F. Hapgood translation, Project Gutenberg ebook135. Other translations, abridgements, recordings and adaptations excluded.
Frightening & intense themes
StrongA prisoner fears imminent death. The bishop remains deeply disturbed by the execution, with prolonged, ominous reflections on the guillotine.
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