The Manuscripts' Secret History
Season 1 • Episode 4: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo • Watch with subtitles

Episode 4: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
August 29, 2021 • 104 min
Victor Hugo spent 16 years writing “Les Misérables”, between Paris, Guernsey and Waterloo. It was a long creative process and not only because the manuscript has 828 leaves. The story of the writing of “Les Miserables” was a true serial novel, very 19th century style.
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