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Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo

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Les Misérables

Fantine leaves Cosette so she can work, in hopes of making enough money to support herself and her child. The Thénardiers take Cosette in because they're getting paid to do so. They treat Cosette...

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Les Misérables

Jean Valjean decided to leave the Rue Plumet due to two main reasons. First, he repeatedly saw M. Thenardier in the neighborhood and feared exposure, as Thenardier knew his identity and was willing...

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Les Misérables

In Les Misérables, Eponine's parents are the Thénardiers, the swindling innkeepers for whom Cosette is forced to work. Eponine initially resembles her parents in their immoral nature, but she is...

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Les Misérables

In Les Misérables, Thénardier is associated with a criminal gang known as "Patron-Minette." This gang, active in Paris from 1830 to 1835, was led by figures such as Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and...

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