#OTD in 1862.
The first two volumes of Victor Hugo's epic historical novel Les Misérables appear in Brussels, followed on April 3 by Paris publication, with the remaining volumes on May 15. The first English-language translations, by Charles Edwin Wilbour, are published in New York on June 7, and by Frederic Charles Lascelles Wraxall, in London in October.
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Les Misérables at PG:
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in reply to Project Gutenberg • • •Ahhh... so that's the illustration the musical's poster comes from!
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Interesting to see its original context.