The Les Misérables Reading Companion
@readlesmispod.bsky.social
The Podcast about Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. In each of the 60 episodes, I comment on a section of the novel, to make it more accessible and less daunting!
Limited podcast series, ongoing conversation, here and at readlesmis.com.
Limited podcast series, ongoing conversation, here and at readlesmis.com.
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👋 Hi, Bluesky!
I'm a 60-episode podcast series for folks reading Victor Hugo's #lesmisérables.
You know, that book about inequality, the exploitation of women, and the persecution of marginalized people.
Lots more at the link in my bio.
I'm a 60-episode podcast series for folks reading Victor Hugo's #lesmisérables.
You know, that book about inequality, the exploitation of women, and the persecution of marginalized people.
Lots more at the link in my bio.
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 27, Part V, Book 3, Chapter 3, “L'homme filé” 👇
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 27, Part V, Book 3, Chapter 3, “L'homme filé” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 26, Part V, Book 3, Chapter 2, “Explication” 👇
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 26, Part V, Book 3, Chapter 2, “Explication” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 25, Part V, Book 3, Chapter 1, “Le cloaque et ses surprises” 👇
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 25, Part V, Book 3, Chapter 1, “Le cloaque et ses surprises” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 24, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 6, “Progrès futur” 👇
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 24, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 6, “Progrès futur” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 23, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 5, “Progrès actuel” 👇
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 23, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 5, “Progrès actuel” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 22, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 4, “Détails ignorés” 👇
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 22, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 4, “Détails ignorés” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 21, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 3, “Bruneseau” 👇
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 21, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 3, “Bruneseau” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 20, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 2, “L'histoire ancienne de l'égout” 👇
November 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 20, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 2, “L'histoire ancienne de l'égout” 👇
*REALLY* looking forward to seeing this!!
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CULTURE: “Jean Valjean”: Éric Besnard explores the metamorphosis…
With his new film Jean Valjean, Éric Besnard departs from classic adaptations of Les Misérables to focus his attention on the origins of the famous
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November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
*REALLY* looking forward to seeing this!!
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Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 19, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 1, “La terre appauvrie par la mer” 👇
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 19, Part V, Book 2, Chapter 1, “La terre appauvrie par la mer” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 18, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 24, “Prisonnier” 👇
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 18, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 24, “Prisonnier” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 17, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 23, “Oreste à jeun et Pylade ivre” 👇
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 17, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 23, “Oreste à jeun et Pylade ivre” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 16, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 22, “Pied à pied” 👇
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 16, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 22, “Pied à pied” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 15, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 21, “Les héros” 👇
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 15, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 21, “Les héros” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 14, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 20, “Les morts ont raison et les vivants n'ont pas tort” 👇
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 14, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 20, “Les morts ont raison et les vivants n'ont pas tort” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 13, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 19, “Jean Valjean se venge” 👇
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 13, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 19, “Jean Valjean se venge” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 12, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 18, “Le vautour devenu proie” 👇
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 12, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 18, “Le vautour devenu proie” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 11, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 17, “Mortuus pater filium moriturum expectat” 👇
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 11, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 17, “Mortuus pater filium moriturum expectat” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 10, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 16, “Comment de frère on devient père” 👇
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 10, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 16, “Comment de frère on devient père” 👇
Some things that Les Misérables (the book that gave rise to the supposedly the “favorite musical” of a certain U.S. “President”) has to say about feeding the hungry:
(tl;dr: FEED THEM)
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(tl;dr: FEED THEM)
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November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some things that Les Misérables (the book that gave rise to the supposedly the “favorite musical” of a certain U.S. “President”) has to say about feeding the hungry:
(tl;dr: FEED THEM)
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(tl;dr: FEED THEM)
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Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 9, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 15, “Gavroche dehors” 👇
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 9, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 15, “Gavroche dehors” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 8, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 14, “Où on lira le nom de la maîtresse d'Enjolras” 👇
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 8, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 14, “Où on lira le nom de la maîtresse d'Enjolras” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 7, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 13, “Lueurs qui passent” 👇
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 7, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 13, “Lueurs qui passent” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 6, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 12, “Le désordre partisan de l'ordre” 👇
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 6, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 12, “Le désordre partisan de l'ordre” 👇
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 5, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 11, “Le coup de fusil qui ne manque rien et qui ne tue personne” 👇
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Reading Les Misérables in 2025, a chapter a day: November 5, Part V, Book 1, Chapter 11, “Le coup de fusil qui ne manque rien et qui ne tue personne” 👇