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Though he was considered the greatest french writer of his day, hugo was forced to flee the country because of his opposition to napoleon iii. Les miserables or, as it is often shortened, les mis is a novel by victor hugo, published in 1862. Apr 25, 2008 set in the parisian underworld and plotted like a detective story, les misrables follows the adventures of jean valjean, originally an honest peasant, who has been imprisoned for nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sisters starving family. Les miserables by victor hugo epubbooks download free.