1993 - Red Candle: A Must-Read Classic for Youth

Author: Victor Hugo
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Before opening Les Misérables, you need to enjoy a moment of quiet relaxation, because once you start reading it, you won’t find a single spare second until you close the book. You will be drawn into this tumultuous era by Hugo, where both Republicans and Royalists are mercilessly slaughtering each other, responding cruelty with cruelty, and even women and children cannot escape the fate of being caught in the crossfire; the blade gleams brilliantly, and heads roll. Opening Les Misérables, stepping into 1793, is like walking at the intersection of midnight and dawn, where humility and grandeur intertwine, light and darkness weave together, shameless conspiracies and noble ideals become inseparable, intertwined. Demons hide compassion within their very beings, while angels simultaneously carry the sins of demons. A classic becomes a classic only because it can cross the river of time and continue to resonate with generations of readers; as the years pass and the winds of change blow, there are some things that remain unchanging, deeply touching the human soul and evoking both awe and sorrow. What you are about to encounter is a classic. When you close it, you will feel—as if you have lived a long life.