a n n o t a t i n g
Victor Hugo's
L E
S M I S É
R A B L E S
Note 2: Any brief quotations (I have no intention of reproducing significant portions of the text here--for reasons of respecting copyright, and for practical use of space) are taken from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. This version can be found at the University of Virginia Library, Electronic Text Center and other sites; it has been chosen for this page primarily because it's publicly accessible. No profit is being made from these "annotating" pages.
Note 3: I've barely begun. As you can see, I've simply picked a starting point--not entirely at random--and will build from there. Additions and corrections are always welcome. Proper credit will be given, of course.
Note 3a: Arlene Harris has sent me some detailed info on the French
incarceration systems of the time. I haven't yet been able to put this
info onto this site, but in the meantime I would like to acknowledge her
contribution.
Book Fifth: The Excellence of Misfortune
I. Marius Indigent
II. Marius Poor
new
III. Marius Grown Up
updated
IV. M. Mabeuf
V. Poverty a Good Neighbor for Misery
VI. The Substitute
Book Sixth: The Conjunction of Two Stars
I. The Sobriquet: Mode of Formation of
Family Names
II. Lux Facta Est
III. Effect of the Spring
IV. Beginning of a Great Malady
V. Divers Claps of Thunder Fall on Ma'am Bougon
VI. Taken Prisoner
updated
VII. Adventures of the Letter U Delivered
Over to Conjectures
VIII. The Veterans Themselves Can
be Happy
Book Seventh: Patron-Minette
I. Mines and Miners
II. The Lowest
Depths
III. Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and
Montparnasse
IV. Composition
of the Troupe
Book Eighth: The Wicked Poor Man
I. Marius, While
Seeking A Girl In a Bonnet...
II. Treasure Trove
new
III. Quadrifrons
new
VI. A Rose in Misery
new
VII. A Providential Peep-Hole
VI. The Wild Man
in His Lair new
updated
VII. Strategy and Tactics
new updated
VIII. The Ray of Light in the Hovel
IX. Jondrette Comes Near Weeping
new
X: Tariff of Licensed
Cabs: Two Francs an Hour
new updated
XI. Offers of Service from Misery to Wretchedness
XII. The Use Made
of M. Leblanc's Five-Franc Piece
new
XIII. Solus Cum Solo, in Loco Remoto,
Non Cogitabuntur Orare Pater Noster
new updated
XIV. In Which a
Police Agent Bestows Two Fistfuls on a Lawyer
new
XV. Jondrette Makes His Purchases
new
XVI. In Which Will be Found the Words
to an English Air Which Was in Fashion in 1832
new
XVII. The Use Made of Marius' Five-Franc
Piece new
XVIII. Marius' Two Chairs Form a Vis-a-Vis
new
XIX. Occupying One's Self with Obscure
Depths new