Miserables, Les (Penguin Popular Classics)

Libro Usado, Tapa Blanda. Set in 19th-century France, the story follows Jean Valjean, a French peasant imprisoned for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his starving sister's child. After his release, a kind bishop inspires him to break his parole and start a new life under a false identity, eventually becoming a wealthy factory owner and mayor.