Les Miserables : famous French novel (1862) by Victor Hugo.
... although the pearl of great price is only for those few who stake their all for the All-in-all, yet no sincere prayer is unheard. But then, I ask myself, why is there so much preventible misery when les miserables keep praying? I have seen myself ever so many praying (with fasting) till they are blue in the face and yet nothing happened — no miracle! Dean Inge may swear about his prayers having been heard ...
... extremely enjoyable and the Gallic touch in them adds to the relish. Turning directly to France I I must speak up for one of the mightiest no less than finest creations in world literature, Les Miserables of Victor Hugo. A contemporary of Hugo's, equally famous as he, was Balzac who is the most prolific creator of living characters after Shakespeare. So intense is the life-force in his characters ...
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