How well did Les Miserables sell?
Victor Hugo’s great classic Les Miserables was called “one of the best sellers of the ages.” Within 24 hours of publication in 1862, the first Paris edition of 7,000 copies were completely sold out. The book was published simultaneously in Brussels, Budapest, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Rotterdam, and Warsaw. Later, it was translated into languages in almost every region of the world. In the 20th century, Les Miserables became a film and a record-breaking hit Broadway musical.
