---
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](https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/victor-hugo/les-miserables/isabel-f-hapgood/text/single-page). 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.