Les mystres, like Les Misrables, viewed contemporary Paris from the point of view of the downtrodden and criminal underclasses who had been little represented in novels up to the time, and featured the interventions of detectives and the indifference of aristocrats. Weakened by the severity of her illness, she falls back in shock and dies. It is during this time that Valjean manages to free himself. Hearing this, they reluctantly retire. Id love to hear how Les Misrables affects you! A new translation by Julie Rose of Hugos behemoth classic that is as racy and current and utterly arresting as it should be. The Buffalo News (editors choice), Lively, dramatic, and wonderfully readable. Alison Lurie, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Foreign Affairs, Splendid . Finally, I offer this suggestion about tackling this epic novel, whose very length seems to daunt some readers: His grandfather seems stern and angry, but has been longing for Marius's return. I find Donoughers translation to be engaging, modern, and accurate. Happy reading! Monseigneur hasnt even claimed the money the dpartement owes him for the upkeep of his carriage in town and his rounds in the diocese. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. You can likely figure that out by reading the same pages from different editions online or in bookstores. I was wondering what translation or translations you've read of Les Mis and if you enjoyed them? Valjean hides as they search for him, because if apprehended he will be returned to the galleys for life as a repeat offender. There are no roads. Meanwhile, the Thnardiers' monetary demands continue to grow. Thnardier attempts to blackmail Marius with what he knows of Valjean, but in doing so, he inadvertently corrects Marius's misconceptions about Valjean and reveals all of the good he has done. True or false, what is said about people often has as much bearing on their lives and especially on their destinies as what they do. A dandy named Bamatabois harasses Fantine in the street, and she reacts by striking him. Press J to jump to the feed. [22][23] He spent several vacations in Montreuil-sur-Mer. His friends, Listolier, Fameuil, and Blachevelle were also paired with Fantine's friends Dahlia, Zphine, and Favourite. At night, Valjean runs off with Myriel's silverware. like. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 66 by Victor Hugo. Because of paper shortages in wartime, the passages omitted became longer with each successive volume. By 1962, it made its English translation debut. You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with The police accept his explanation and leave. Donougher sits nicely in the middle in my opinion - accessible and conversational style but very true to the original text. Theres been a mistake, Im telling you. Thnardier sends ponine and Azelma outside to look out for the police. I've read it, as have millions of other English speakers, and highly recommend it. When Fantine arrives at Montfermeil, she leaves Cosette in the care of the Thnardiers, a corrupt innkeeper and his selfish, cruel wife. His sister got an annuity of five hundred francs, which was enough for her personal expenses, living at the presbytery. The thief also saw the mother and daughter playing with each other which would be an inspiration for Fantine and Cosette. However, ponine, who has been sitting by the gates of the house, threatens to scream and awaken the whole neighbourhood if the thieves do not leave. Waterloo, by cutting short the demolition of European thrones by the sword, had no other effect than to cause the revolutionary work to be continued in another direction. Now he acts like all the rest. Valjean takes Cosette and they try to escape from Javert. And so, he robbed himself.The custom being for bishops to put their full baptismal names at the head of their mandates and pastoral letters, the poor people of the area had chosen, out of a sort of affectionate instinct, the one among all the bishops various names that made the most sense to them, and so they called him Monseigneur BienvenuWelcome. The two respectable translations of Les Misrables are by Lee Fahnestock and norman MacAfee from Signet Classics (a revision of the first translation by Charles Wilbour from 1862, unabridged with a smattering of notes), and Christine Donougher from Penguin Classics (heavily annotated), which may in time become the definitive Les Mis. She begs to be released so that she can provide for her daughter, but Javert sentences her to six months in prison. He complained that the characters were crude stereotypes who all "speak very well but all in the same way". Also published in an abridged edition by New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996; 2003. This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 05:22. Travel expenses incurred in pastoral rounds? [21] On 22 February 1846, when he had begun work on the novel, Hugo witnessed the arrest of a bread thief while a duchess and her child watched the scene pitilessly from their coach. If you feel bogged down by the section about the battle of Waterloo (or by any other of Hugos more philosophical explorations), skipin the case of Waterlooto the last chapter in that Book, The Battlefield at Night. That chapter has a key plot element in itplus, Hugo does an amazing job of creating atmosphereso you dont want to miss it. Denny has quite an old fashioned feel - he translated the book in the 80s (I think) but it has an earnest-Victorian-novel sort of quality. Currently reading the Donougher. When he spoke, she listened, and when he took action, she was right behind him. Hugo devotes another 19 chapters (Volume II, Book I) to an account ofand a meditation on the place in history ofthe Battle of Waterloo, the battlefield which Hugo visited in 1861 and where he finished writing the novel. New York: Signet Classics / Penguin Random House, 2013. Melody I've read the Norman Denny translation and to me he truly grasped the poetry and drama of Victor Hugo's writing. The author also states to the reader that ponine anonymously threw the note to Valjean. One of the strangers was a man who had stolen a loaf of bread, similar to Jean Valjean. Wraxall. More than a quarter of the novelby one count 955 of 2,783 pagesis devoted to essays that argue a moral point or display Hugo's encyclopedic knowledge but do not advance the plot, nor even a subplot, a method Hugo used in such other works as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Toilers of the Sea. I read the Donougher translation and the Rose translation and preferred the Donougher. I'm reading the Hapgood (1887) translation because it's on Project Gutenberg. Very easy to read. Victor Hugo, Les Misrables, 1862. They soon find shelter in the Petit-Picpus convent with the help of Fauchelevent, the man whom Valjean once rescued from being crushed under a cart and who has become the convent's gardener. The story begins in 1815 in Digne, as the peasant Jean Valjean, just released from 19 years' imprisonment in the Bagne of Toulonfive for stealing bread for his starving sister and her family and fourteen more for numerous escape attemptsis turned away by innkeepers because his yellow passport marks him as a former convict. Javert comes to see Valjean again. 4 3 Related Topics Book Reading, Writing, and Literature 3 comments Best Add a Comment mirainokirby 7 yr. ago That sinister victory was vanquished by liberty. The two old women and the old man all lived on those fifteen hundred francs.And when some village cur came to Digne, the bishop still managed to find a way of entertaining him, thanks to the assiduous scrimping and saving of Madame Magloire and Mademoiselle Baptistines clever management.One day, when the bishop had been in Digne for about three months, he said, With all that, things are pretty tight!They certainly are! cried Madame Magloire. He must have a carriage and a post chaise. The appearance of the novel was a highly anticipated event as Victor Hugo was considered one of France's foremost poets in the middle of the nineteenth century. For this devout spinster, Myriel was both her brother and her bishop, the friend she grew up with and her superior according to ecclesiastical authority. Also note that he streamlined the text in some places and moved two "digressions" to the back as appendices. or ask your favorite author a question with When tempers flare, he refuses his assent to the marriage, telling Marius to make Cosette his mistress instead. He evades a police patrol, and reaches an exit gate but finds it locked. In French, the letters "ABC" are pronounced identically to the French word abaisss, 'the abased'. It includes "detailed explanatory notes, an overview of key themes, and more". What had been skinniness in her youth had become transparency with maturity; and this diaphanous quality revealed the angel within. In many ways, the best translation is the one that you enjoy. I. Monsieur MyrielIn 1815, Monsieur Charles-Franois-Bienvenu Myriel was bishop of Digne.1 He was an elderly man of about seventy-five and he had occupied the seat of Digne since 1806.There is something we might mention that has no bearing whatsoever on the tale we have to tellnot even on the background. At last!The same night, the bishop wrote a note, which he handed to his sister. Valjean, learning that Cosette's lover is fighting, is at first relieved, but an hour later, he puts on a National Guard uniform, arms himself with a gun and ammunition, and leaves his home. Les Misrables - Other forms The novel inevitably found a home in various media. Fantine is slowly dying from an unspecified disease. At one point he apologizes for intruding"The author of this book, who regrets the necessity of mentioning himself"to ask the reader's understanding when he describes "the Paris of his youth as though it still existed." I have read the below translations: Wilbour. Since its original publication, Les Misrables has been the subject of a large number of adaptations in numerous types of media, such as books, films, musicals, plays and games. A practical note: Editions fall out of print, but you can often find a used copy online through sites such as these: Bookfinder / Biblio / AbeBooks / Alibris. He learns Cosette's whereabouts and he writes a farewell letter to her. The philanthropist and his daughter enteractually Valjean and Cosette. He went to Toulon to visit the Bagne in 1839 and took extensive notes, though he did not start writing the book until 1845. 70,089 free ebooks. The narrator occasionally injects himself into the narrative or reports facts outside the time of the narrative to emphasize that he is recounting historical events, not entirely fiction. . Unexpectedly, a note lands in his lap, which says "Move Out." Hugo explained his ambitions for the novel to his Italian publisher:[10]. He was a good-looking young man, if on the short side, elegant, charming, and witty; he had given the best years of his life thus far to worldly pursuits and love affairs. The following day, the students revolt and erect barricades in the narrow streets of Paris. My old copy doesn't mention who did the translation, however, it was published by The Copp Co., Ltd. in England. 2. The hydra at the beginning, the angel at the end. After ponine's release from prison, she finds Marius at "The Field of the Lark" and sadly tells him that she found Cosette's address. When he stoops down to pick up a powder keg, a soldier comes up to shoot Marius. : Les Misrables by Victor Hugo (2009, Trade. He then hears a voice telling him that his friends are waiting for him at the barricade. While he and Patron-Minette are about to do so, Marius remembers the scrap of paper that ponine wrote on earlier. The magnificent story [is] marvelously captured in this new unabridged translation.Denver Post, Rich and gorgeous. Wilbour's translation, though a bit archaic in its language at times, stays fairly true to the original French version. I'm just asking about the best unabridged translation of les misrables. I have Simon & Schuster enriched classic version, (complete and unabridged). The novel opens with a statement about the bishop of Digne in 1815 and immediately shifts: "Although these details in no way essentially concern that which we have to tell" Only after 14 chapters does Hugo pick up the opening thread again, "In the early days of the month of October, 1815", to introduce Jean Valjean. VICTOR HUGO'S novel "Les Miserables" is best known these days as a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. [34] Flaubert found "neither truth nor greatness" in it. This may be old; but will still share my opinions for future readers. lightweight paperback preferable for practical reasons. the Paris uprising on 56 June 1832, following the death of General Lamarque, the only French leader who had sympathy towards the working class. I've tried researching it myself, but I can't seem to come to a conclusion on which is the BEST translation of Hugo's Les Miserables. "[33] The Goncourt brothers judged the novel artificial and disappointing. So what do you recommend? Valjean rents new lodgings at Gorbeau House, where he and Cosette live happily. Fahnestock and McAfee is the best unabridged translation, and, along with Denny, often regarded as the best one. As she lies dying on his knees, she confesses that she was the one who told him to go to the barricade, hoping they would die together. Valjean fakes his own death by allowing himself to fall into the ocean. Ask the Author. [14], An incident Hugo witnessed in 1829 involved three strangers and a police officer. New York: Modern Library, 2009. As the barricade falls, Valjean carries off the injured and unconscious Marius. Some have stated that the language he uses is less true to the French version, but I believe he captured the spirituality, and this other-worldly quality of the novel the best of all the translations. We dont know what to do.The thought did strike me.What can we do, Monseigneur? said the director. He describes another occasion when a bullet shot "pierced a brass shaving-dish suspended over a hairdresser's shop. Greedy and tight. edited 6y. Les Misrables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for film, television and the stage, including a musical. He sees a figure running away in the dim light. As they rush to Valjean's house, Marius tells Cosette that Valjean saved his life at the barricade. Donougher's is the best translation I've read. [17] Hugo's description of Valjean rescuing a sailor on the Orion drew almost word for word on a Baron La Roncire's letter describing such an incident. Thnardier comes back alone, and announces the address is a fake. Oh, these bloody clergy! The Thnardiers have also moved to Paris and now live in poverty after losing their inn. He is feeling troubled about seeing Thnardier in the neighbourhood several times. Thnardier decides to kill Valjean. Hugo wan't just a novelist, he was a poet and a playwright and Denny . I read Denny and I loved it! Valjean, feeling responsible because his factory turned her away, promises Fantine that he will bring Cosette to her. [15], Valjean's character is loosely based on the life of the ex-convict Eugne Franois Vidocq. In addition to being a terrific translation, it has extensive annotation n the many historical and literary references in the novel. The fact that this 'digression' occupies such a large part of the text demands that it be read in the context of the 'overarching structure' discussed above. Javert gives Marius two pistols and instructs him to fire one into the air if things get dangerous. It avoids the jarring modernism of Rose's translation and, as far as I can tell, remains true to the original. This is the first American 1862 translation, generally considered quite faithful to Hugos original but sounding dated in ways that Hugos novel does not. Later that evening, Marius goes back to Valjean's and Cosette's house on Rue Plumet, but finds the house no longer occupied. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. Thnardier approaches Marius in disguise, but Marius recognizes him. The novel has been translated into 21 languages, and there are 7 different translations into English which English-speaking readers can choose from. She also confesses to saving his life because she wanted to die before he did. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. I only have two copies, one of Donougher and Hapgood. The only problem I had with the Donougher was the decision to go with an english title. They feel like digressions, although they really are not. He goes back to his house, tells Cosette they will be staying at their other house on Rue de l'Homme-Arm, and reconfirms to her that they will be moving to England. Brilliant book. More on the movie when I have a moment to collect my. ]8 As for me, Im for Caesar alone. And so on and so forth.Madame Magloire, on the other hand, was delighted.Hooray! she said to Mademoiselle Baptistine. [35] In a newspaper review, Charles Baudelaire praised Hugo's success in focusing public attention on social problems, though he believed that such propaganda was the opposite of art. In private he castigated it as "repulsive and inept" ("immonde et inepte"). Meanwhile, Cosette informs Marius that she and Valjean will be leaving for England in a week's time, which greatly troubles the pair. Rose offers a very lively translation, one that some readers at times find slangy and wilder than Hugos original. (I hope I write this post in the right place and do not break the law of this subreddit. The Wretched, Doneagher (sp? Javert resists but Valjean prevails. Heres three thousand livres for us. They live under the surname "Jondrette" at Gorbeau House (coincidentally, the same building Valjean and Cosette briefly lived in after leaving the Thnardiers' inn). Valjean manages to escape the scene before Javert sees him. Yet it may well serve some purpose, if only in the interests of precision, to jot down here the rumors and gossip that had circulated about him the moment he first popped up in the diocese. A masterpiece of literature. You can likely figure that out by reading the same pages from different editions online or in bookstores. Well do likewise whenever the occasion arises. Translation of "les dimensions" in English. "Vibrant and readable, idiomatic and well suited to a long narrative, [Julie Rose's new translation ofLes Miserables] is closer to the captivating tone Hugo would have . A revolutionary student club. The work was a commercial success and has been a popular book ever since it was published. Myriel tells Valjean that his soul has been purchased for God, and that he should use money from the silver candlesticks to make an honest man of himself. When the book was finally written, Trjean became Valjean. He takes her to a hospital. If youd like more opinions, Goodreads readers have shared thoughts about their favorite translations. Youve got my place and Ive got yours. She was more of a spirit than a virgin. Valjean goes to Fantine, speaks to her in an inaudible whisper, kisses her hand, and then leaves with Javert. After ponine leaves, Marius observes the "Jondrettes" in their apartment through a crack in the wall. One has to proceed on horseback. Valjean also becomes a gardener and Cosette becomes a student at the convent school. Rose is more aggressively modernized than I'd prefer, and I get bad vibes from Denny. Reading this edition, I did not need to turn back to Hugos original novel in order to see what the translator was trying to express. Thnardier regrets that he did not bring his gun and turns back toward home. Marius slowly recovers from his injuries. However, a man covers the muzzle of the soldier's gun with his hand. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, According to Wikipedia: "Les Misrables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. It said that some passages "exclusively intended for the French readers of the book" were being omitted, as well as "[a] few scattered sentences reflecting on slavery" because "the absence of a few antislavery paragraphs will hardly be complained of by Southern readers." So long as there shall exist, by virtue of law and custom, decrees of damnation pronounced by society, artificially creating hells amid the civilization of earth, and adding the element of human fate to divine destiny; so long as the three great problems of the centurythe degradation of man through pauperism, the corruption of woman through hunger, the crippling of children through . Thnardier, Patron-Minette and Brujon manage to escape from prison with the aid of Gavroche (a rare case of Gavroche helping his family in their criminal activities). Wherever men go in ignorance or despair, wherever women sell themselves for bread, wherever children lack a book to learn from or a warm hearth, Les Misrables knocks at the door and says: "open up, I am here for you". To impress him, she tries to prove her literacy by reading aloud from a book and by writing "The Cops Are Here" on a sheet of paper. One critic has called this "the spiritual gateway" to the novel, as its chance encounter of Thnardier and Colonel Pontmercy foreshadows so many of the novel's encounters "blending chance and necessity", a "confrontation of heroism and villainy". Among those three, I'd go with Donougher. Valjean recognizes Thnardier, but Thnardier does not recognize Valjean. That saidand remembering that choosing a translation is to a certain extent a matter of personal tastehere is a list of major translations of Les Misrables, with some of the reasons why I would recommend first Donoughers, then either Roses or Fahnestock and MacAfees, then Dennys, and, finally, Wilboursbut only for people who like to read nineteenth-century American style: Christine Donougher, translator. ponine, now ragged and emaciated, visits Marius at his apartment to beg for money. All these priests are the same. The correct pronunciation of Les Misrables is Leh Mee-zeh-rah-bluh. This edition contains a few errors of translation and more than a few moments in which I had to turn back to Hugos original. As there is always more misery at the bottom of the ladder than there is fraternity at the top, everything was given away, so to speak, before it was received, like water on thirsty soil. This is the best translation of the novel available in English, as recommended by David Bellos in The Novel of the Century. 12 Barbara Fox Thnardier reads it and thinks ponine threw it inside. When Gavroche goes outside the barricade to collect more ammunition from the dead National Guardsmen, he is shot dead. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Modern Library Classics Ser. Stunned, Marius recognizes the fabric as part of his own coat and realizes that it was Valjean who rescued him from the barricade. He dies content and is buried beneath a blank slab in Pre Lachaise Cemetery. He travels to attend the trial and there reveals his true identity. After Marius takes the letter, ponine then asks him to kiss her on the forehead when she is dead, which he promises to do. This introduces a meditation on memories of past places that his contemporary readers would recognize as a self-portrait written from exile: "you have left a part of your heart, of your blood, of your soul, in those pavements." Javert admits that after being forced to free Fantine, he reported him as Valjean to the French authorities. Captures the poetic, thoughtful nature of Hugos writing without feeling hard work to read. The cover looks exactly like this but it has "Complete and unabridged" printed on the cover as well.. This article is about the novel. I enjoyed the book a lot, but lately I've been pondering translations. [25]:173174 He participated more directly in the 1848 Paris insurrection, helping to smash barricades and suppress both the popular revolt and its monarchist allies. . ran out of passwords / shadow banned on all platforms / lost in translation While imprisoned in the Bagne of Toulon, Valjean, at great personal risk, rescues a sailor caught in the ship's rigging. Fantine is unaware that they are abusing her daughter and using her as forced labor for their inn, and continues to try to meet their growing, extortionate and fictitious demands. One night, during one of Marius's visits with Cosette, the six men attempt to raid Valjean's and Cosette's house. Since languages are, of course, not directly equivalent, translation is as much an art as a skill, and translators have their individual ethos and goals in rendering a text in another language. I think he has done a very good job of bringing out the best in Les Miserables while still preserving everything that makes Hugo so wonderful. [20], In 1841, Hugo saved a prostitute from arrest for assault. Each chapter is relatively short, commonly no longer than a few pages. And he put in his claim.A short while later, after considering this application, the department council voted him an annual stipend of three thousand francs, under the heading, Bishops Allowance for Carriage Upkeep, Postal Costs, and Travel Expenses Incurred in Pastoral Rounds.The local bourgeoisie was up in arms over this and an imperial senator,4 who had been a member of the Council of Five Hundred5 promoting the Eighteenth Brumaire and was now provided with a magnificent senatorial seat near Digne township, wrote a cranky little private letter to the minister of public worship, Monsieur Bigot de Prameneu.6 We produce here a genuine extract of a few lines:Carriage upkeep? This is the [translation] to read. As he and Cosette make wedding preparations, Valjean endows them with a fortune of nearly 600,000 francs. . 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