What is the best translation of Les Misérables?

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For most readers, the Christine Donougher translation (2013) of Les Misérables is the best place to start: Donougher's 2013 translation has quickly become the one most readers point to, and I agree. It's complete, it's modern without sounding modernized, and it keeps Hugo's poetry — the long, surging sentences — while staying easy to follow. The notes are genuinely helpful in a book this dense with history. This is where I'd start. For most modern, consider Julie Rose (2008). For most readable, consider Norman Denny (1976). For best value, consider Fahnestock & MacAfee (1987). For the free classic, consider Charles E. Wilbour (1862).

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