Les Misérables
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Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. Les Misérables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for film, television and the stage, including a musical.
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)
Victor Hugo
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Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo, sometimes nicknamed the Ocean Man, was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms.
Portrait by Étienne Carjat, 1875
Sophie Trébuchet, mother of Victor Hugo
General Joseph-Leopold Hugo, father of Victor Hugo
Hugo by Jean Alaux, 1825