France, 1815. Jean Valjean leaves prison after nineteen years. These are dangerous and troubled times, and life is hard. Valjean must begin a new life, but how can he escape his past, and his enemy, Inspector Javert? This story for Bookworms is loosely based on the famous novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, one of France's greatest writers. The novel was written in 1862, and the story has been retold many times - in a musical, in plays for radio and theatre, and in more than fifty films for television and cinema.


1815年，Jean Valjean已離開監獄19年，這時的法國非常混亂，大家的日子都不好過。Valjean必須展開新生活，但他該如何擺脫過去的汙點以及時時監督他的警察─Javert。本書故事改編自法國大文豪雨果的著名作品─悲慘世界。「悲慘世界」於1862年問世，現在已改編成多種形式作品，如音樂劇、廣播劇、舞台劇及超過50部電視及電影作品。