Patron-Minette
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Patron-Minette was the name given to a street gang in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables and the musical of the same name. The gang consisted of five criminals: Montparnasse, Claquesous, Babet, and Gueulemer, Brujon. They were well acquainted with the Thénardiers, who recruited them to assist in robbing Jean Valjean.
The Patron-Minette gang in their hide-out in the Paris sewer system. Illustration by Pierre-Georges Jeanniot
Three members of Patron-Minette in theatrical masks in the commedia dell'arte style
Éponine intervenes to stop the gang robbing Valjean's home
Éponine
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Éponine Thénardier, also referred to as the "Jondrette girl", is a fictional character in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.
Éponine dies in Marius' arms at the barricade.
Éponine: A Rose in Misery (1890) by Pierre Jeanniot