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Les Misérables

Victor Hugo
Justice, redemption and revolution in 19th-century France — Hugo's masterpiece.

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Les Misérables
Victor Hugo · Volume I, Book I, Chapter I—M. Myriel
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CHAPTER I—M. MYRIEL In 1815, M. Charles-François-Bienvenu Myriel was Bishop of D—— He was an old man of about seventy-five years of age; he had occupied the see of D—— since 1806. Although this detail has no connection whatever with the real substance of what…

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Character Guide

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Jean Valjean (M. Madeleine / M. Fauchelevent / Ultime Fauchelevent)
An ex-convict who served nineteen years for stealing bread, shown transformed by a bishop's mercy into a man devoted to redemption and quiet charity.
Fantine
A poor young woman abandoned with a child to support, forced into desperate circumstances to provide for her daughter.
Cosette
Fantine's small daughter, boarded with the Thenardiers and treated cruelly, later rescued and raised by Jean Valjean.
Javert
A rigid, relentless police inspector devoted to the letter of the law, who becomes suspicious of the mayor M. Madeleine.
Monsieur/Madame Thenardier (The Thenardiers)
Innkeepers who take in Cosette for payment but exploit and mistreat her while running a shady establishment.
Bishop Myriel (Monseigneur Bienvenu)
A saintly bishop whose act of forgiveness toward Jean Valjean early in the novel sets his moral transformation in motion.
Marius Pontmercy
A young idealistic law student estranged from his royalist grandfather, drawn toward republican politics and, later, toward a mysterious girl he sees in the park.
Eponine
The Thenardiers' daughter, now grown poor and street-hardened, who has feelings for Marius.
Gavroche
A cheerful, streetwise Parisian urchin who survives by his wits, unaware early on of his exact family connections.
Enjolras
The passionate leader of a group of idealistic student revolutionaries (the Friends of the ABC).

Glossary

Galleys/Galley slave
French penal servitude involving hard labor; Jean Valjean is a former galley convict, marked for life by this status.
Bagne
A French penal labor camp or prison system for convicts sentenced to hard labor.
National Guard
A citizen militia force in France used to maintain order, distinct from the regular army.
Barricade
A makeshift street barrier built by insurgents during urban uprisings, central to the novel's 1832 rebellion scenes.
Argot/Slang (of the underworld)
The secret criminal dialect of Parisian thieves and beggars, which Hugo devotes an entire section to explaining.
Convent/Petit-Picpus
A cloistered religious community where Jean Valjean and Cosette take refuge for a time, following strict monastic rule.
Chain-gang (la chaine)
A procession of shackled convicts being transported, a horrifying sight Valjean and Cosette witness.
Sou
A small French coin of low value, commonly referenced regarding poverty and charity.
Faubourg
An outer district or suburb of Paris, often associated with working-class or rebellious neighborhoods.
Friends of the ABC (Les Amis de l'ABC)
A secret society of idealistic student revolutionaries who plan and lead the uprising.

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Table of contents

  1. Volume I, Book I, Chapter I—M. MyrielFree
  2. Volume I, Book I, Chapter II—M. Myriel Becomes M. WelcomeFree
  3. Volume I, Book I, Chapter III—A Hard Bishopric For A Good BishopFree
  4. Volume I, Book I, Chapter IV—Works Corresponding To WordsFree
  5. Volume I, Book I, Chapter V—Monseigneur Bienvenu Made His Cassocks Last Too LongFree
  6. Volume I, Book I, Chapter VI—Who Guarded His House For HimFree
  7. Volume I, Book I, Chapter VII—CravatteFree
  8. Volume I, Book I, Chapter VIII—Philosophy After DrinkingFree
  9. Volume I, Book I, Chapter IX—The Brother As Depicted By The SisterFree
  10. Volume I, Book I, Chapter X—The Bishop In The Presence Of An Unknown LightFree
  11. Volume I, Book I, Chapter XI—A RestrictionFree
  12. Volume I, Book I, Chapter XII—The Solitude Of Monseigneur WelcomeFree
  13. Volume I, Book I, Chapter XIII—What He BelievedFree
  14. Volume I, Book I, Chapter XIV—What He ThoughtFree
  15. Volume I, Book II, Chapter I—The Evening Of A Day Of WalkingFree
  16. Volume I, Book II, Chapter II—Prudence Counselled To Wisdom.Free
  17. Volume I, Book II, Chapter III—The Heroism Of Passive Obedience.Free
  18. Volume I, Book II, Chapter IV—Details Concerning The Cheese-Dairies Of Pontarlier.Free
  19. Volume I, Book II, Chapter V—TranquillityFree
  20. Volume I, Book II, Chapter VI—Jean ValjeanFree
  21. Volume I, Book II, Chapter VII—The Interior Of DespairFree
  22. Volume I, Book II, Chapter VIII—Billows And ShadowsFree
  23. Volume I, Book II, Chapter IX—New TroublesFree
  24. Volume I, Book II, Chapter X—The Man ArousedFree
  25. Volume I, Book II, Chapter XI—What He DoesFree
  26. Volume I, Book II, Chapter XII—The Bishop WorksFree
  27. Volume I, Book II, Chapter XIII—Little GervaisFree
  28. Volume I, Book III, Chapter I—The Year 1817Free
  29. Volume I, Book III, Chapter II—A Double QuartetteFree
  30. Volume I, Book III, Chapter III—Four And FourFree
  31. Volume I, Book III, Chapter IV—Tholomyès Is So Merry That He Sings A Spanish DittyFree
  32. Volume I, Book III, Chapter V—At Bombarda’SFree
  33. Volume I, Book III, Chapter VI—A Chapter In Which They Adore Each OtherFree
  34. Volume I, Book III, Chapter VII—The Wisdom Of TholomyèsFree
  35. Volume I, Book III, Chapter VIII—The Death Of A HorseFree
  36. Volume I, Book III, Chapter IX—A Merry End To MirthFree
  37. Volume I, Book IV, Chapter I—One Mother Meets Another MotherFree
  38. Volume I, Book IV, Chapter II—First Sketch Of Two Unprepossessing FiguresFree
  39. Volume I, Book IV, Chapter III—The LarkFree
  40. Volume I, Book V, Chapter I—The History Of A Progress In Black Glass TrinketsFree
  41. Volume I, Book V, Chapter II—MadeleineFree
  42. Volume I, Book V, Chapter III—Sums Deposited With LaffitteFree
  43. Volume I, Book V, Chapter IV—M. Madeleine In MourningFree
  44. Volume I, Book V, Chapter V—Vague Flashes On The HorizonFree
  45. Volume I, Book V, Chapter VI—Father FaucheleventFree
  46. Volume I, Book V, Chapter VII—Fauchelevent Becomes A Gardener In ParisFree
  47. Volume I, Book V, Chapter VIII—Madame Victurnien Expends Thirty Francs On MoralityFree
  48. Volume I, Book V, Chapter IX—Madame Victurnien’S SuccessFree
  49. Volume I, Book V, Chapter X—Result Of The SuccessFree
  50. Volume I, Book V, Chapter XI—Christus Nos LiberavitFree
  51. Volume I, Book V, Chapter XII—M. Bamatabois’S InactivityFree
  52. Volume I, Book V, Chapter XIII—The Solution Of Some Questions Connected With TheFree
  53. Volume I, Book VI, Chapter I—The Beginning Of ReposeFree
  54. Volume I, Book VI, Chapter II—How Jean May Become ChampFree
  55. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter I—Sister SimpliceFree
  56. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter II—The Perspicacity Of Master ScaufflaireFree
  57. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter III—A Tempest In A SkullFree
  58. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter IV—Forms Assumed By Suffering During SleepFree
  59. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter V—HindrancesFree
  60. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter VI—Sister Simplice Put To The ProofFree
  61. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter VII—The Traveller On His Arrival Takes Precautions ForFree
  62. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter VIII—An Entrance By FavorFree
  63. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter IX—A Place Where Convictions Are In Process Of FormationFree
  64. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter X—The System Of DenialsFree
  65. Volume I, Book VII, Chapter XI—Champmathieu More And More AstonishedFree
  66. Volume I, Book VIII, Chapter I—In What Mirror M. Madeleine Contemplates His HairFree
  67. Volume I, Book VIII, Chapter II—Fantine HappyFree
  68. Volume I, Book VIII, Chapter III—Javert SatisfiedFree
  69. Volume I, Book VIII, Chapter IV—Authority Reasserts Its RightsFree
  70. Volume I, Book VIII, Chapter V—A Suitable TombFree
  71. Volume II, Book I, Chapter I—What Is Met With On The Way From NivellesFree
  72. Volume II, Book I, Chapter II—HougomontFree
  73. Volume II, Book I, Chapter III—The Eighteenth Of June, 1815Free
  74. Volume II, Book I, Chapter IV—AFree
  75. Volume II, Book I, Chapter V—The Quid Obscurum Of BattlesFree
  76. Volume II, Book I, Chapter VI—Four O’Clock In The AfternoonFree
  77. Volume II, Book I, Chapter VII—Napoleon In A Good HumorFree
  78. Volume II, Book I, Chapter VIII—The Emperor Puts A Question To The Guide LacosteFree
  79. Volume II, Book I, Chapter IX—The UnexpectedFree
  80. Volume II, Book I, Chapter X—The Plateau Of Mont-Saint-JeanFree
  81. Volume II, Book I, Chapter XI—A Bad Guide To Napoleon; A Good Guide To BülowFree
  82. Volume II, Book I, Chapter XII—The GuardFree
  83. Volume II, Book I, Chapter XIII—The CatastropheFree
  84. Volume II, Book I, Chapter XIV—The Last SquareFree
  85. Volume II, Book I, Chapter XV—CambronneFree
  86. Volume II, Book I, Chapter XVI—Quot Libras In Duce?Free
  87. Volume II, Book I, Chapter XVII—Is Waterloo To Be Considered Good?Free
  88. Volume II, Book I, Chapter XVIII—A Recrudescence Of Divine RightFree
  89. Volume II, Book I, Chapter XIX—The Battle-Field At NightFree
  90. Volume II, Book II, Chapter I—Number 24,601 Becomes Number 9,430Free
  91. Volume II, Book II, Chapter II—In Which The Reader Will Peruse Two Verses, Which Are Of TheFree
  92. Volume II, Book II, Chapter III—The Ankle-Chain Must Have Undergone A Certain PreparatoryFree
  93. Volume II, Book III, Chapter I—The Water Question At MontfermeilFree
  94. Volume II, Book III, Chapter II—Two Complete PortraitsFree
  95. Volume II, Book III, Chapter III—Men Must Have Wine, And Horses Must Have WaterFree
  96. Volume II, Book III, Chapter IV—Entrance On The Scene Of A DollFree
  97. Volume II, Book III, Chapter V—The Little One All AloneFree
  98. Volume II, Book III, Chapter VI—Which Possibly Proves Boulatruelle’S IntelligenceFree
  99. Volume II, Book III, Chapter VII—Cosette Side By Side With The Stranger In The DarkFree
  100. Volume II, Book III, Chapter VIII—The Unpleasantness Of Receiving Into One’S House A PoorFree
  101. Volume II, Book III, Chapter IX—Thénardier And His ManœuvresFree
  102. Volume II, Book III, Chapter X—He Who Seeks To Better Himself May Render His Situation WorseFree
  103. Volume II, Book III, Chapter XI—Number 9,430 Reappears, And Cosette Wins It In The LotteryFree
  104. Volume II, Book IV, Chapter I—Master GorbeauFree
  105. Volume II, Book IV, Chapter II—A Nest For Owl And A WarblerFree
  106. Volume II, Book IV, Chapter III—Two Misfortunes Make One Piece Of Good FortuneFree
  107. Volume II, Book IV, Chapter IV—The Remarks Of The Principal TenantFree
  108. Volume II, Book IV, Chapter V—A Five-Franc Piece Falls On The Ground And Produces A TumultFree
  109. Volume II, Book V, Chapter I—The Zigzags Of StrategyFree
  110. Volume II, Book V, Chapter II—It Is Lucky That The Pont D’Austerlitz Bears CarriagesFree
  111. Volume II, Book V, Chapter III—To Wit, The Plan Of Paris In 1727Free
  112. Volume II, Book V, Chapter IV—The Gropings Of FlightFree
  113. Volume II, Book V, Chapter V—Which Would Be Impossible With Gas LanternsFree
  114. Volume II, Book V, Chapter VI—The Beginning Of An EnigmaFree
  115. Volume II, Book V, Chapter VII—Continuation Of The EnigmaFree
  116. Volume II, Book V, Chapter VIII—The Enigma Becomes Doubly MysteriousFree
  117. Volume II, Book V, Chapter IX—The Man With The BellFree
  118. Volume II, Book V, Chapter X—Which Explains How Javert Got On The ScentFree
  119. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter I—Number 62 Rue Petit-PicpusFree
  120. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter II—The Obedience Of Martin VergaFree
  121. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter III—AusteritiesFree
  122. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter IV—GayetiesFree
  123. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter V—DistractionsFree
  124. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter VI—The Little ConventFree
  125. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter VII—Some Silhouettes Of This DarknessFree
  126. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter VIII—Post Corda LapidesFree
  127. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter IX—A Century Under A GuimpeFree
  128. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter X—Origin Of The Perpetual AdorationFree
  129. Volume II, Book VI, Chapter XI—End Of The Petit-PicpusFree
  130. Volume II, Book VII, Chapter I—The Convent As An Abstract IdeaFree
  131. Volume II, Book VII, Chapter II—The Convent As An Historical FactFree
  132. Volume II, Book VII, Chapter III—On What Conditions One Can Respect The PastFree
  133. Volume II, Book VII, Chapter IV—The Convent From The Point Of View Of PrinciplesFree
  134. Volume II, Book VII, Chapter V—PrayerFree
  135. Volume II, Book VII, Chapter VI—The Absolute Goodness Of PrayerFree
  136. Volume II, Book VII, Chapter VII—Precautions To Be Observed In BlameFree
  137. Volume II, Book VII, Chapter VIII—Faith, LawFree
  138. Volume II, Book VIII, Chapter I—Which Treats Of The Manner Of Entering A ConventFree
  139. Volume II, Book VIII, Chapter II—Fauchelevent In The Presence Of A DifficultyFree
  140. Volume II, Book VIII, Chapter III—Mother InnocenteFree
  141. Volume II, Book VIII, Chapter IV—In Which Jean Valjean Has Quite The Air Of Having ReadFree
  142. Volume II, Book VIII, Chapter V—It Is Not Necessary To Be Drunk In Order To Be ImmortalFree
  143. Volume II, Book VIII, Chapter VI—Between Four PlanksFree
  144. Volume II, Book VIII, Chapter VII—In Which Will Be Found The Origin Of The Saying: Don’T LoseFree
  145. Volume II, Book VIII, Chapter VIII—A Successful InterrogatoryFree
  146. Volume II, Book VIII, Chapter IX—CloisteredFree
  147. Volume III, Book I, Chapter I—ParvulusFree
  148. Volume III, Book I, Chapter II—Some Of His Particular CharacteristicsFree
  149. Volume III, Book I, Chapter III—He Is AgreeableFree
  150. Volume III, Book I, Chapter IV—He May Be Of UseFree
  151. Volume III, Book I, Chapter V—His FrontiersFree
  152. Volume III, Book I, Chapter VI—A Bit Of HistoryFree
  153. Volume III, Book I, Chapter VII—The Gamin Should Have His Place In The Classifications OfFree
  154. Volume III, Book I, Chapter VIII—In Which The Reader Will Find A Charming Saying Of TheFree
  155. Volume III, Book I, Chapter IX—The Old Soul Of GaulFree
  156. Volume III, Book I, Chapter X—Ecce Paris, Ecce HomoFree
  157. Volume III, Book I, Chapter XI—To Scoff, To ReignFree
  158. Volume III, Book I, Chapter XII—The Future Latent In The PeopleFree
  159. Volume III, Book I, Chapter XIII—Little GavrocheFree
  160. Volume III, Book II, Chapter I—Ninety Years And Thirty-Two TeethFree
  161. Volume III, Book II, Chapter II—Like Master, Like HouseFree
  162. Volume III, Book II, Chapter III—Luc-EspritFree
  163. Volume III, Book II, Chapter IV—A Centenarian AspirantFree
  164. Volume III, Book II, Chapter V—Basque And NicoletteFree
  165. Volume III, Book II, Chapter VI—In Which Magnon And Her Two Children Are SeenFree
  166. Volume III, Book II, Chapter VII—Rule: Receive No One Except In The EveningFree
  167. Volume III, Book II, Chapter VIII—Two Do Not Make A PairFree
  168. Volume III, Book III, Chapter I—An Ancient SalonFree
  169. Volume III, Book III, Chapter II—One Of The Red Spectres Of That EpochFree
  170. Volume III, Book III, Chapter III—RequiescantFree
  171. Volume III, Book III, Chapter IV—End Of The BrigandFree
  172. Volume III, Book III, Chapter V—The Utility Of Going To Mass, In Order To Become AFree
  173. Volume III, Book III, Chapter VI—The Consequences Of Having Met A WardenFree
  174. Volume III, Book III, Chapter VII—Some PetticoatFree
  175. Volume III, Book III, Chapter VIII—Marble Against GraniteFree
  176. Volume III, Book IV, Chapter I—A Group Which Barely Missed Becoming HistoricFree
  177. Volume III, Book IV, Chapter II—Blondeau’S Funeral Oration By BossuetFree
  178. Volume III, Book IV, Chapter III—Marius’ AstonishmentsFree
  179. Volume III, Book IV, Chapter IV—The Back Room Of The Café MusainFree
  180. Volume III, Book IV, Chapter V—Enlargement Of HorizonFree
  181. Volume III, Book IV, Chapter VI—Res AngustaFree
  182. Volume III, Book V, Chapter I—Marius IndigentFree
  183. Volume III, Book V, Chapter II—Marius PoorFree
  184. Volume III, Book V, Chapter III—Marius Grown UpFree
  185. Volume III, Book V, Chapter IV—M. MabeufFree
  186. Volume III, Book V, Chapter V—Poverty A Good Neighbor For MiseryFree
  187. Volume III, Book V, Chapter VI—The SubstituteFree
  188. Volume III, Book VI, Chapter I—The Sobriquet: Mode Of Formation Of Family NamesFree
  189. Volume III, Book VI, Chapter II—Lux Facta EstFree
  190. Volume III, Book VI, Chapter III—Effect Of The SpringFree
  191. Volume III, Book VI, Chapter IV—Beginning Of A Great MaladyFree
  192. Volume III, Book VI, Chapter V—Divers Claps Of Thunder Fall On Ma’Am BougonFree
  193. Volume III, Book VI, Chapter VI—Taken PrisonerFree
  194. Volume III, Book VI, Chapter VII—Adventures Of The Letter U Delivered Over To ConjecturesFree
  195. Volume III, Book VI, Chapter VIII—The Veterans Themselves Can Be HappyFree
  196. Volume III, Book VI, Chapter IX—EclipseFree
  197. Volume III, Book VII, Chapter I—Mines And MinersFree
  198. Volume III, Book VII, Chapter II—The Lowest DepthsFree
  199. Volume III, Book VII, Chapter III—Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, And MontparnasseFree
  200. Volume III, Book VII, Chapter IV—Composition Of The TroupeFree
  201. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter I—Marius, While Seeking A Girl In A Bonnet, Encounters A Man InFree
  202. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter II—Treasure TroveFree
  203. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter III—QuadrifronsFree
  204. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter IV—A Rose In MiseryFree
  205. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter V—A Providential Peep-HoleFree
  206. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter VI—The Wild Man In His LairFree
  207. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter VII—Strategy And TacticsFree
  208. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter VIII—The Ray Of Light In The HovelFree
  209. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter IX—Jondrette Comes Near WeepingFree
  210. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter X—Tariff Of Licensed Cabs: Two Francs An HourFree
  211. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XI—Offers Of Service From Misery To WretchednessFree
  212. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XII—The Use Made Of M. Leblanc’S Five-Franc PieceFree
  213. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XIII—Solus Cum Solo, In Loco Remoto, Non Cogitabuntur OrareFree
  214. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XIV—In Which A Police Agent Bestows Two Fistfuls On A LawyerFree
  215. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XV—Jondrette Makes His PurchasesFree
  216. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XVI—In Which Will Be Found The Words To An English Air WhichFree
  217. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XVII—The Use Made Of Marius’ Five-Franc PieceFree
  218. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XVIII—Marius’ Two Chairs Form A Vis-A-VisFree
  219. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XIX—Occupying One’S Self With Obscure DepthsFree
  220. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XX—The TrapFree
  221. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XXI—One Should Always Begin By Arresting The VictimsFree
  222. Volume III, Book VIII, Chapter XXII—The Little One Who Was Crying In Volume TwoFree
  223. Volume IV, Book I, Chapter I—Well CutFree
  224. Volume IV, Book I, Chapter II—Badly SewedFree
  225. Volume IV, Book I, Chapter III—Louis PhilippeFree
  226. Volume IV, Book I, Chapter IV—Cracks Beneath The FoundationFree
  227. Volume IV, Book I, Chapter V—Facts Whence History Springs And Which History IgnoresFree
  228. Volume IV, Book I, Chapter VI—Enjolras And His LieutenantsFree
  229. Volume IV, Book II, Chapter I—The Lark’S MeadowFree
  230. Volume IV, Book II, Chapter II—Embryonic Formation Of Crimes In The Incubation Of PrisonsFree
  231. Volume IV, Book II, Chapter III—Apparition To Father MabeufFree
  232. Volume IV, Book II, Chapter IV—An Apparition To MariusFree
  233. Volume IV, Book III, Chapter I—The House With A SecretFree
  234. Volume IV, Book III, Chapter II—Jean Valjean As A National GuardFree
  235. Volume IV, Book III, Chapter III—Foliis Ac FrondibusFree
  236. Volume IV, Book III, Chapter IV—Change Of GateFree
  237. Volume IV, Book III, Chapter V—The Rose Perceives That It Is An Engine Of WarFree
  238. Volume IV, Book III, Chapter VI—The Battle BegunFree
  239. Volume IV, Book III, Chapter VII—To One Sadness Oppose A Sadness And A HalfFree
  240. Volume IV, Book III, Chapter VIII—The Chain-GangFree
  241. Volume IV, Book IV, Chapter I—A Wound Without, Healing WithinFree
  242. Volume IV, Book IV, Chapter II—Mother Plutarque Finds No Difficulty In Explaining AFree
  243. Volume IV, Book V, Chapter I—Solitude And The Barracks CombinedFree
  244. Volume IV, Book V, Chapter II—Cosette’S ApprehensionsFree
  245. Volume IV, Book V, Chapter III—Enriched With Commentaries By ToussaintFree
  246. Volume IV, Book V, Chapter IV—A Heart Beneath A StoneFree
  247. Volume IV, Book V, Chapter V—Cosette After The LetterFree
  248. Volume IV, Book V, Chapter VI—Old People Are Made To Go Out OpportunelyFree
  249. Volume IV, Book VI, Chapter I—The Malicious Playfulness Of The WindFree
  250. Volume IV, Book VI, Chapter II—In Which Little Gavroche Extracts Profit From Napoleon TheFree
  251. Volume IV, Book VI, Chapter III—The Vicissitudes Of FlightFree
  252. Volume IV, Book VII, Chapter I—OriginFree
  253. Volume IV, Book VII, Chapter II—RootsFree
  254. Volume IV, Book VII, Chapter III—Slang Which Weeps And Slang Which LaughsFree
  255. Volume IV, Book VII, Chapter IV—The Two Duties: To Watch And To HopeFree
  256. Volume IV, Book VIII, Chapter I—Full LightFree
  257. Volume IV, Book VIII, Chapter II—The Bewilderment Of Perfect HappinessFree
  258. Volume IV, Book VIII, Chapter III—The Beginning Of ShadowFree
  259. Volume IV, Book VIII, Chapter IV—A Cab Runs In English And Barks In SlangFree
  260. Volume IV, Book VIII, Chapter V—Things Of The NightFree
  261. Volume IV, Book VIII, Chapter VI—Marius Becomes Practical Once More To The Extent Of GivingFree
  262. Volume IV, Book VIII, Chapter VII—The Old Heart And The Young Heart In The Presence Of EachFree
  263. Volume IV, Book IX, Chapter I—Jean ValjeanFree
  264. Volume IV, Book IX, Chapter II—MariusFree
  265. Volume IV, Book IX, Chapter III—M. MabeufFree
  266. Volume IV, Book X, Chapter I—The Surface Of The QuestionFree
  267. Volume IV, Book X, Chapter II—The Root Of The MatterFree
  268. Volume IV, Book X, Chapter III—A Burial; An Occasion To Be Born AgainFree
  269. Volume IV, Book X, Chapter IV—The Ebullitions Of Former DaysFree
  270. Volume IV, Book X, Chapter V—Originality Of ParisFree
  271. Volume IV, Book XI, Chapter I—Some Explanations With Regard To The Origin Of Gavroche’SFree
  272. Volume IV, Book XI, Chapter II—Gavroche On The MarchFree
  273. Volume IV, Book XI, Chapter III—Just Indignation Of A Hair-DresserFree
  274. Volume IV, Book XI, Chapter IV—The Child Is Amazed At The Old ManFree
  275. Volume IV, Book XI, Chapter V—The Old ManFree
  276. Volume IV, Book XI, Chapter VI—RecruitsFree
  277. Volume IV, Book XII, Chapter I—History Of Corinthe From Its FoundationFree
  278. Volume IV, Book XII, Chapter II—Preliminary GayetiesFree
  279. Volume IV, Book XII, Chapter III—Night Begins To Descend Upon GrantaireFree
  280. Volume IV, Book XII, Chapter IV—An Attempt To Console The Widow HucheloupFree
  281. Volume IV, Book XII, Chapter V—PreparationsFree
  282. Volume IV, Book XII, Chapter VI—WaitingFree
  283. Volume IV, Book XII, Chapter VII—The Man Recruited In The Rue Des BillettesFree
  284. Volume IV, Book XII, Chapter VIII—Many Interrogation Points With Regard To A Certain LeFree
  285. Volume IV, Book XIII, Chapter I—From The Rue Plumet To The Quartier Saint-DenisFree
  286. Volume IV, Book XIII, Chapter II—An Owl’S View Of ParisFree
  287. Volume IV, Book XIII, Chapter III—The Extreme EdgeFree
  288. Volume IV, Book XIV, Chapter I—The Flag: Act FirstFree
  289. Volume IV, Book XIV, Chapter II—The Flag: Act SecondFree
  290. Volume IV, Book XIV, Chapter III—Gavroche Would Have Done Better To Accept Enjolras’ CarbineFree
  291. Volume IV, Book XIV, Chapter IV—The Barrel Of PowderFree
  292. Volume IV, Book XIV, Chapter V—End Of The Verses Of Jean ProuvaireFree
  293. Volume IV, Book XIV, Chapter VI—The Agony Of Death After The Agony Of LifeFree
  294. Volume IV, Book XIV, Chapter VII—Gavroche As A Profound Calculator Of DistancesFree
  295. Volume IV, Book XV, Chapter I—A Drinker Is A BabblerFree
  296. Volume IV, Book XV, Chapter II—The Street Urchin An Enemy Of LightFree
  297. Volume IV, Book XV, Chapter III—While Cosette And Toussaint Are AsleepFree
  298. Volume IV, Book XV, Chapter IV—Gavroche’S Excess Of ZealFree
  299. Volume V, Book I, Chapter I—The Charybdis Of The Faubourg Saint Antoine And The Scylla OfFree
  300. Volume V, Book I, Chapter II—What Is To Be Done In The Abyss If One Does Not ConverseFree
  301. Volume V, Book I, Chapter III—Light And ShadowFree
  302. Volume V, Book I, Chapter IV—Minus Five, Plus OneFree
  303. Volume V, Book I, Chapter V—The Horizon Which One Beholds From The Summit Of A BarricadeFree
  304. Volume V, Book I, Chapter VI—Marius Haggard, Javert LaconicFree
  305. Volume V, Book I, Chapter VII—The Situation Becomes AggravatedFree
  306. Volume V, Book I, Chapter VIII—The Artillery-Men Compel People To Take Them SeriouslyFree
  307. Volume V, Book I, Chapter IX—Employment Of The Old Talents Of A Poacher And ThatFree
  308. Volume V, Book I, Chapter X—DawnFree
  309. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XI—The Shot Which Misses Nothing And Kills No OneFree
  310. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XII—Disorder A Partisan Of OrderFree
  311. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XIII—Passing GleamsFree
  312. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XIV—Wherein Will Appear The Name Of Enjolras’ MistressFree
  313. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XV—Gavroche OutsideFree
  314. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XVI—How From A Brother One Becomes A FatherFree
  315. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XVII—Mortuus Pater Filium Moriturum ExpectatFree
  316. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XVIII—The Vulture Become PreyFree
  317. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XIX—Jean Valjean Takes His RevengeFree
  318. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XX—The Dead Are In The Right And The Living Are Not In TheFree
  319. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XXI—The HeroesFree
  320. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XXII—Foot To FootFree
  321. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XXIII—Orestes Fasting And Pylades DrunkFree
  322. Volume V, Book I, Chapter XXIV—PrisonerFree
  323. Volume V, Book II, Chapter I—The Land Impoverished By The SeaFree
  324. Volume V, Book II, Chapter II—Ancient History Of The SewerFree
  325. Volume V, Book II, Chapter III—BruneseauFree
  326. Volume V, Book II, Chapter IVFree
  327. Volume V, Book II, Chapter V—Present ProgressFree
  328. Volume V, Book II, Chapter VI—Future ProgressFree
  329. Volume V, Book III, Chapter I—The Sewer And Its SurprisesFree
  330. Volume V, Book III, Chapter II—ExplanationFree
  331. Volume V, Book III, Chapter III—The “Spun” ManFree
  332. Volume V, Book III, Chapter IV—He Also Bears His CrossFree
  333. Volume V, Book III, Chapter V—In The Case Of Sand As In That Of Woman, There Is A FinenessFree
  334. Volume V, Book III, Chapter VI—The FontisFree
  335. Volume V, Book III, Chapter VII—One Sometimes Runs Aground When One Fancies That One IsFree
  336. Volume V, Book III, Chapter VIII—The Torn Coat-TailFree
  337. Volume V, Book III, Chapter IX—Marius Produces On Some One Who Is A Judge Of The Matter,Free
  338. Volume V, Book III, Chapter X—Return Of The Son Who Was Prodigal Of His LifeFree
  339. Volume V, Book III, Chapter XI—Concussion In The AbsoluteFree
  340. Volume V, Book III, Chapter XII—The GrandfatherFree
  341. Volume V, Book IV, Chapter IFree
  342. Volume V, Book V, Chapter I—In Which The Tree With The Zinc Plaster Appears AgainFree
  343. Volume V, Book V, Chapter II—Marius, Emerging From Civil War, Makes Ready For DomesticFree
  344. Volume V, Book V, Chapter III—Marius AttackedFree
  345. Volume V, Book V, Chapter IV—Mademoiselle Gillenormand Ends By No Longer Thinking It AFree
  346. Volume V, Book V, Chapter V—Deposit Your Money In A Forest Rather Than With A NotaryFree
  347. Volume V, Book V, Chapter VI—The Two Old Men Do Everything, Each One After His OwnFree
  348. Volume V, Book V, Chapter VII—The Effects Of Dreams Mingled With HappinessFree
  349. Volume V, Book V, Chapter VIII—Two Men Impossible To FindFree
  350. Volume V, Book VI, Chapter I—The 16Th Of February, 1833Free
  351. Volume V, Book VI, Chapter II—Jean Valjean Still Wears His Arm In A SlingFree
  352. Volume V, Book VI, Chapter III—The InseparableFree
  353. Volume V, Book VI, Chapter IV—The Immortal Liver 68Free
  354. Volume V, Book VII, Chapter I—The Seventh Circle And The Eighth HeavenFree
  355. Volume V, Book VII, Chapter II—The Obscurities Which A Revelation Can ContainFree
  356. Volume V, Book VIII, Chapter I—The Lower ChamberFree
  357. Volume V, Book VIII, Chapter II—Another Step BackwardsFree
  358. Volume V, Book VIII, Chapter III—They Recall The Garden Of The Rue PlumetFree
  359. Volume V, Book VIII, Chapter IV—Attraction And ExtinctionFree
  360. Volume V, Book IX, Chapter I—Pity For The Unhappy, But Indulgence For The HappyFree
  361. Volume V, Book IX, Chapter II—Last Flickerings Of A Lamp Without OilFree
  362. Volume V, Book IX, Chapter III—A Pen Is Heavy To The Man Who Lifted The Fauchelevent’SFree
  363. Volume V, Book IX, Chapter IV—A Bottle Of Ink Which Only Succeeded In WhiteningFree
  364. Volume V, Book IX, Chapter V—A Night Behind Which There Is DayFree
  365. Volume V, Book IX, Chapter VI—The Grass Covers And The Rain EffacesFree

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