And I LOVE Victor Hugo too. When I was cleaning out Mom’s house, I found a copy of “Les Miserables” which was, of course, somewhat abridged.
I read it, and was very aware (and annoyed) by all the good stuff that had been left out.
Give me the original 1700 page version! :-)
As I recall, the original was much more about Christian redemption than political revolution, but the political revolution is what the Left took from it.