Welcome to Les Mis World
This site is dedicated to exploring illustrations based on Victor Hugo’s best-selling novel Les Miserables.
Scenes
“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.” – Victor Hugo
Artists
“When a man understands the art of seeing, he can trace the spirit of an age and the features of a king even in the knocker on a door.” – Victor Hugo.
About the Posts
The website has been created to share some of the illustrations created by French, Spanish and Italian artists that contributed to the first illustrated version of the novel published during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.
