Despite the subject line and contents of this newsletter, my reading world right now is centered firmly on Les Miserables. The 1862 novel is, I believe, the longest book I've ever attempted. My version is over 1,400 pages (I'm using the Everyman's Library edition and immensely enjoying it). I'm about 400 in, and truly wish that I didn't have to put it down. That's certainly not the case with other classics (lookin at you Captain Ahab).