Classic Love Stories

Jean Valjean; or, The Shadow of the Law

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  • 1886 first published
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Harry Clifford Fulton's Jean Valjean; or, The Shadow of the Law (1886) is a classic romance novel.

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About Jean Valjean; or, The Shadow of the Law

A late 19th-century stage adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables in English, The Shadow of the Law dramatizes the struggles of Hugo's legendary characters: Jean Valjean, the former convict; his relentless pursuer, Javert; Fantine, the tragic mother; her daughter Cosette; the greedy Thenardiers; the doomed revolutionaries. (Summary by Elizabeth Barr) Cast Narrator/Prouvaire: Elizabeth Klett Jean Valjean: Max Korlinge Javert: drakaunus Thenardier: Algy Pug Father Fauchelevent/Grandfather Gillenormand: Todd Monseigneur Bienvenu: Rick Rodstrom Marius Pontmercy: Eden Rea-Hedrick Enjolras: Larry Wilson Petit Gervais: Frances Brown Gavroche: Ernst Pattynama Babit: Bob Neufeld Doctor/Madame Magloire: Beth Thomas Fantine: Amanda Friday Cosette: Charlotte Duckett and Emily Jones Eponine: Elizabeth Barr Madame Thenardier: Arielle Lipshaw Mlle. Gillenormande/Gendarme: Kristin Gjerløw Mlle. Baptistine: Lynne Thompson Simplice: Etel Buss Nun: Sarah Parshall Boy/Servant: Michele Eaton Guardsman: David Olson Insurgent: Rapunzelina Audio edited by Elizabeth Barr
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Who wrote Jean Valjean; or, The Shadow of the Law?

Jean Valjean; or, The Shadow of the Law was written by Harry Clifford Fulton and first published in 1886.

What genre is Jean Valjean; or, The Shadow of the Law?

It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

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Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 2 h 42 min.

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