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Originally Posted by Alex
There isn't any padding in Les Miserables! The unabridged version is the only one worthy of reading. (Though that is about as far from "short fiction" as you can get.)
Hunchback, however, can be trimmed down to about 25 pages without serious harm.
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Ah, I think I disagree. I loved reading him going on and on about architecture, but that's a particular passion of mine...