Yes. Les Miserables is indeed a great novel. I wrote a piece on it here.
https://medium.com/muse-2-muse/les-miserables-through-the-timeless-immortal-mind-of-victor-hugo-df571b8e440d

I've read an abridged version of The Hunch Back of Notre Dame. I'll read tje unabridged version in 2024.

Thanks for your insights into the man behind those timeless works. .