Cosette
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Cosette is a fictional character in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo and in the many adaptations of the story for stage, film, and television. Her birth name, Euphrasie, is only mentioned
Illustration of Cosette in the Thénardiers' inn at Montfermeil depicted by Émile Bayard (1837–1891).
Cosette with her doll, painting by Léon Comerre (1850–1916)
The adult Cosette, by Pierre-Georges Jeanniot, 1887 edition
Cosette bids farewell to Valjean after her marriage
Fantine
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Fantine is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables. She is a young grisette in Paris who is impregnated by a rich student. After he abandons her, she is forced to look after t
Cosette
…never gives her a surname. In the course of the novel, she is mistakenly identified as Ursule, Lark, or Mademoiselle Lanoire. She is the daughter of Fantine, a working woman who leaves her to be looked after by the Thénardiers, who exploit and victimise her. Rescued by Jean Valjean, who raises Cosette as…
Fantine by Margaret Hall
Fantine at Javert's feet
The death of Fantine; Valjean (as Mayor Madeleine) closes her eyes.
Anne Hathaway as Fantine in the 2012 film adaptation, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.