Les Misérables

#21 in Historical fiction

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

First published 1862Original language FR

8.48.4 / 10
Score out of 10854 ratingsConfidence 85%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#21 of 182 in Historical fiction ahead of 89% of the category
564
Pages
about 10 h
Reading time
Film 2012 +11
On screen

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About the book

Les Misérables 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. Les Misérables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for film, television, and the stage, including a musical.

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On screen

This book has been adapted for the screen 12 times — from 1909 to 2018.

  • FilmLes Misérables2012dir. Tom HooperIMDb
  • FilmLes Misérables1998dir. Bille AugustIMDb
  • FilmLes Misérables1995dir. Claude LelouchIMDb
  • SeriesLes Misérables: Shōjo Cosette2007dir. Hiroaki SakuraiIMDb
  • FilmLes Misérables1958dir. Jean-Paul Le ChanoisIMDb
  • FilmLes Misérables1935dir. Richard BoleslawskiIMDb
  • FilmLes Misérables1933dir. Raymond BernardIMDb
  • SeriesLes Misérables2018dir. Tom ShanklandIMDb
  • SeriesLes Misérables2000dir. Josée DayanIMDb
  • FilmLes Misérables1917dir. Frank LloydIMDb
  • FilmLes Misérables1948dir. Riccardo FredaIMDb
  • Short filmLes Misérables1909dir. J. Stuart BlacktonIMDb

Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.4 across 854 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 85% of the weight and the score stays at 8.4 — the Historical fiction average of 8.0 barely moves it.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.556 7%
Hardcover8.4798 93%

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How long is Les Misérables?

It has 564 pages — longer than 73% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.

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