Digne-les-Bains
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Digne-les-Bains, or simply and historically Digne, is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France. Its inhabitants are called D
A view of Digne-les-Bains
General view of the city from west to east
The old centre from east to west
An aerial view of the centre from west to east
Les Misérables
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Les Misérables is a French epic historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. Les Misérables has been popularize
Digne-les-Bains
…The Botanic Garden of Les Cordeliers Digne is a setting for much of the first section of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables, where it is the home of Bishop Myriel. In early English editions, the town's name was rendered D----. The town is left unnamed in most stage and film…
Jean Valjean, under the alias Monsieur Madeleine, illustration by Gustave Brion
Eugène Vidocq, whose career provided a model for the character of Jean Valjean
Fantine by Margaret Hall
Cosette by Emile Bayard, from the original edition of Les Misérables (1862)