metadata
license: cc0-1.0
language:
- en
pretty_name: Les Misérables Plain Text
tags:
- public-domain
- literature
- classic-literature
- plain-text
- victor-hugo
task_categories:
- text-generation
Les Misérables Plain Text
This dataset contains a clean UTF-8 plain-text reproduction of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, translated into English by Isabel F. Hapgood.
The text was prepared from the Standard Ebooks single-page XHTML edition. Standard Ebooks identifies this edition as thought to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States, and dedicates its own editorial contributions to the public domain.
Files
les_miserables.txt: the novel text plus endnotes.metadata.json: title, author, translator, source, license note, and approximate word count.
Source
- Work: Les Misérables
- Author: Victor Hugo
- Translator: Isabel F. Hapgood
- Source edition: Standard Ebooks
- Source URL: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/victor-hugo/les-miserables/isabel-f-hapgood
License Note
This dataset is shared as public-domain/CC0-style material based on the Standard Ebooks edition. Copyright status can vary by jurisdiction, so users outside the United States should verify local copyright rules before reuse.