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'''Les Miserables''' is a [[French]] novel supposedly based on history which was written by [[Victor Hugo]] and first published in 1862.  [[Liberals]] are big promoters of this novel due to its political message, and it has been repeatedly made into movies, television series, and a [[Broadway]] musical which has broken records for popularity.

'''Les Miserables''' (colloquially known as Les Mis) is a [[French]] novel supposedly based on history which was written by [[Victor Hugo]] and first published in 1862.  [[Liberals]] are big promoters of this novel due to its political message, and it has been repeatedly made into movies, television series, and a [[Broadway]] musical which has broken records for popularity.  The song "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical is one of the classics in musical theater.

The novel sides with the poor as they commit crimes and are ostracized for it, and its message includes opposition to [[capital punishment]].  Hugo himself was politically active against the death penalty, and gave speeches against it when he was in the French legislature.

The novel sides with the poor as they commit crimes and are ostracized for it, and its message includes opposition to [[capital punishment]].  Hugo himself was politically active against the death penalty, and gave speeches against it when he was in the French legislature.