One critic has called this "the spiritual gateway" to the novel, as its chance encounter of Thénardier and Colonel Pontmercy foreshadows so many of the novel's encounters "blending chance and necessity", a "confrontation of heroism and villainy". One of the students, Marius Pontmercy, has become alienated from his family (especially his royalist grandfather M. Gillenormand) because of his Bonapartism views. Do you hear the people sing?Say, do you hear the distant drums?It is the future that they bringWhen tomorrow comes...Tomorrow comes! Thénardier decides to kill Valjean. Years earlier in Paris, a grisette named Fantine was very much in love with Félix Tholomyès. "[32] The Goncourt brothers judged the novel artificial and disappointing. Finale VALJEAN: Now you are here Again beside me Now I can die in peace For now my life is blessed COSSETTE: You will live, papa You're going to live It's too soon to ever say goodbye VALJEAN: Yes, cossette … In desperation, Fantine sells her hair and two front teeth, and she resorts to prostitution to pay the Thénardiers. Later, Fantine's body is unceremoniously thrown into a public grave. Valjean fakes his own death by allowing himself to fall into the ocean. The men abandon the women, treating their relationships as youthful amusements. The officer was taking him to the coach. Les Misérables - Original London Cast - Finale Lyrics. The soldier fires, fatally wounding the man, while missing Marius. X. VALJEAN (to COSETTE) Now you are here. There, Javert tells Valjean he will wait for him in the street, but when Valjean scans the street from the landing window he finds Javert has gone. Wherever men go in ignorance or despair, wherever women sell themselves for bread, wherever children lack a book to learn from or a warm hearth, Les Misérables knocks at the door and says: "open up, I am here for you". Published by West and Johnston publishers. One Day More! Humankind's wounds, those huge sores that litter the world, do not stop at the blue and red lines drawn on maps. Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary was performed and filmed at The O2 Arena in North Greenwich, London, England on 3 October 2010 at 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm. One biographer noted that "the digressions of genius are easily pardoned". COSETTE: You will live, Papa, you're going to live. A dying Valjean is found by Cosette and Marius just before he takes his final breath. Later that evening, Marius goes back to Valjean's and Cosette's house on Rue Plumet, but finds the house no longer occupied. Author moonshoessophia 243. He feels he can no longer give Valjean up to the authorities but also cannot ignore his duty to the law. As she lies dying on his knees, she confesses that she was the one who told him to go to the barricade, hoping they would die together. Valjean denies knowing Thénardier and tells him that they have never met. Éponine, who is in love with Marius herself, reluctantly agrees to do so. He then hears a voice telling him that his friends are waiting for him at the barricade. Thénardier attempts to blackmail Marius with what he knows of Valjean, but in doing so, he inadvertently corrects Marius's misconceptions about Valjean and reveals all of the good he has done. Les Misérables mostly lingers in the popular imagination as a musical. After leaving Marius at his grandfather's house, Valjean asks to be allowed a brief visit to his own home, and Javert agrees. At night, Valjean runs off with Myriel's silverware. However, Éponine, who has been sitting by the gates of the house, threatens to scream and awaken the whole neighbourhood if the thieves do not leave. Meanwhile, Cosette informs Marius that she and Valjean will be leaving for England in a week's time, which greatly troubles the pair. With her last breath, she confesses that she was "a little bit in love" with him, and dies. [29] A massive advertising campaign[30] preceded the release of the first two volumes of Les Misérables in Brussels on 30 or 31 March and in Paris on 3 April 1862. Valjean escapes through the sewers, carrying Marius's body. [20] On 22 February 1846, when he had begun work on the novel, Hugo witnessed the arrest of a bread thief while a duchess and her child watched the scene pitilessly from their coach. Do You Hear the People Sing? More than a quarter of the novel—by one count 955 of 2,783 pages—is devoted to essays that argue a moral point or display Hugo's encyclopedic knowledge but do not advance the plot, nor even a subplot, a method Hugo used in such other works as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Toilers of the Sea. He asked his mistresses, Léonie d'Aunet and Juliette Drouet, to tell him about life in convents. He went to Toulon to visit the Bagne in 1839 and took extensive notes, though he did not start writing the book until 1845. He has known only one other man, a convict named Jean Valjean, who could accomplish it. Valjean (Mayor Madeleine) intervenes and orders Javert to release her. As the barricade falls, Valjean carries off the injured and unconscious Marius. Unable to cope with this dilemma, Javert commits suicide by throwing himself into the Seine. At one point he apologizes for intruding—"The author of this book, who regrets the necessity of mentioning himself"—to ask the reader's understanding when he describes "the Paris of his youth ... as though it still existed." Finale chords by Les Misérables. Marius mistakenly believes that Valjean has killed Javert. Through a melee of agony, smoke, and fire, the insurgents are killed. [23], During the 1832 revolt, Hugo walked the streets of Paris, saw the barricades blocking his way at points, and had to take shelter from gunfire. Authorities report him dead and his body lost. After the wedding, Valjean confesses to Marius that he is an ex-convict. While he and Patron-Minette are about to do so, Marius remembers the scrap of paper that Éponine wrote on earlier. Marius is horrified, assumes the worst about Valjean's moral character, and contrives to limit Valjean's time with Cosette. After Javert grabs Valjean, Valjean asks for three days to bring Cosette to Fantine, but Javert refuses. After he and Cosette leave, Marius asks Éponine to retrieve her address for him. "Epilogue (Finale)" (from "Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording" soundtrack) [Valjean:] Alone, I wait in the shadows I count the hours till I can sleep I dreamed a dream Cosette stood by It made her weep to know I die Alone at the end of the day Upon this wedding night, I pray [12], Even when not turning to other subjects outside his narrative, Hugo sometimes interrupts the straightforward recitation of events, his voice and control of the story line unconstrained by time and sequence. They soon find shelter in the Petit-Picpus convent with the help of Fauchelevent, the man whom Valjean once rescued from being crushed under a cart and who has become the convent's gardener. Finale: 7. 3,952 views, added to favorites 171 times. Thinking Valjean a murderer lugging his victim's corpse, Thénardier offers to open the gate for money. 77, No. The philanthropist and his daughter enter—actually Valjean and Cosette. Madame Thénardier immediately accepts, while Thénardier pretends to love Cosette and be concerned for her welfare, reluctant to give her up. The official website for the stage production of Les Misérables. Valjean broods over Myriel's words. As their wedding party winds through Paris during Mardi Gras festivities, Valjean is spotted by Thénardier, who then orders Azelma to follow him. Examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of France, the architecture and urban design of Paris, politics, moral philosophy, antimonarchism, justice, religion, and the types and nature of romantic and familial love. He complained that the characters were crude stereotypes who all "speak very well – but all in the same way". Weakened by the severity of her illness, she falls back in shock and dies. Enjolras and the other students tie him up to a pole in the Corinth restaurant. After confirming this, the soldiers retreat from the barricade. Download Pdf. Valjean and Cosette flee to Paris. [37][38] Translated the same year it appeared into several foreign languages, including Italian, Greek, and Portuguese, it proved popular not only in France, but across Europe and abroad. The hydra at the beginning, the angel at the end. Hugo does not give the narrator a name and allows the reader to identify the narrator with the novel's author. He sends Gavroche to deliver it to her, but Gavroche leaves it with Valjean. Epilogue Finale chords by Les Misérables. On one of the pages of his notes about the prison, he wrote in large block letters a possible name for his hero: "JEAN TRÉJEAN". Valjean pays the Thénardiers 1,500 francs, and he and Cosette leave the inn. Marius pulls out a fistful of notes and flings it at Thénardier's face. Difficulty: intermediate. Javert admits that after being forced to free Fantine, he reported him as Valjean to the French authorities. This page was last edited on 11 February 2021, at 01:26. It opens volume 2 with such a change of subject as to seem the beginning of an entirely different work. This pierced shaving-dish was still to be seen in 1848, in the Rue du Contrat-Social, at the corner of the pillars of the market." He is still not certain if he wants to protect Marius or kill him. Marius returns home and waits for Javert and the police to arrive. Hearing this, they reluctantly retire. The author also states to the reader that Éponine anonymously threw the note to Valjean. He also slipped personal anecdotes into the plot. I Dreamed a Dream: 8. Empty Chairs at Empty Tables: 5. Now I can die in peace. [25] He also informed himself by personal inspection of the Paris Conciergerie in 1846 and Waterloo in 1861, by gathering information on some industries, and on working-class people's wages and living standards. When tempers flare, he refuses his assent to the marriage, telling Marius to make Cosette his mistress instead. It's too soon Les Misérables (/leɪ ˌmɪzəˈrɑːbəl, -blə/,[3] French: [le mizeʁabl(ə)]) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. He deemed it an "infantile" effort and brought an end to Hugo's career like "the fall of a god". It addresses England as well as Spain, Italy as well as France, Germany as well as Ireland, the republics that harbour slaves as well as empires that have serfs. A short summary of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Les Misérables. He throws it into the Thénardiers' apartment through the wall crack. Valjean hides as they search for him, because if apprehended he will be returned to the galleys for life as a repeat offender. The police accept his explanation and leave. At the End of the Day: 2. After Éponine leaves, Marius observes the "Jondrettes" in their apartment through a crack in the wall. Gavroche spots Javert and informs Enjolras that Javert is a spy. (reprise)," is the last song in the musical; it is often incorporated with "Valjean's Death" into a single track on recordings, simply entitled "Epilogue.". The Thénardiers have also recognized Valjean and Cosette, and vow their revenge. No, It's Not Actually the French Revolution: Les Misérables and History. Meanwhile, the Thénardiers' monetary demands continue to grow. Vidocq also inspired Hugo's "Claude Gueux" and Le Dernier jour d'un condamné (The Last Day of a Condemned Man). Difficulty: intermediate. He learns Cosette's whereabouts and he writes a farewell letter to her. Dominic West, David Oyewolo, Lily Collins and Olivia Colman star in an epic adaption of Les Misérables, premiering Sunday, April 14, 9/8c on MASTERPIECE. Thénardier and Patron-Minette try to escape, only to be stopped by Javert. Valjean escapes, is recaptured, and is sentenced to death. He dies content and is buried beneath a blank slab in Père Lachaise Cemetery. When Fantine arrives at Montfermeil, she leaves Cosette in the care of the Thénardiers, a corrupt innkeeper and his selfish, cruel wife. His grandfather seems stern and angry, but has been longing for Marius's return. They live under the surname "Jondrette" at Gorbeau House (coincidentally, the same building Valjean and Cosette briefly lived in after leaving the Thénardiers' inn). Valjean, feeling responsible because his factory turned her away, promises Fantine that he will bring Cosette to her. Valjean volunteers to execute Javert himself, and Enjolras grants permission. Critical reactions were wide-ranging and often negative. Hugo explained his ambitions for the novel to his Italian publisher:[9]. He arrests all the Thénardiers and Patron-Minette (except Claquesous, who escapes during his transportation to prison, and Montparnasse, who stops to run off with Éponine instead of joining in on the robbery). As he searches Valjean and Marius's pockets, he surreptitiously tears off a piece of Marius's coat so he can later find out his identity. For both Dominic West and David Oyelowo, this final episode of Les Misérables sees their characters, Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert, die. He tries to convince Marius that Valjean is actually a murderer, and presents the piece of coat he tore off as evidence. The novel opens with a statement about the bishop of Digne in 1815 and immediately shifts: "Although these details in no way essentially concern that which we have to tell..." Only after 14 chapters does Hugo pick up the opening thread again, "In the early days of the month of October, 1815...", to introduce Jean Valjean. When Valjean returns with rent money, Thénardier, with Patron-Minette, ambushes him and he reveals his real identity to Valjean. ... Marius and Cosette rush to Valjean’s side just in time for a final reconciliation. However, a man covers the muzzle of the soldier's gun with his hand. Valjean accedes to Marius' judgment and his separation from Cosette. 1. Valjean returns to Montreuil to see Fantine, followed by Javert, who confronts him in her hospital room. Valjean tells Cosette her mother's story and name. When he stoops down to pick up a powder keg, a soldier comes up to shoot Marius. 3. Valjean recognizes Thénardier, but Thénardier does not recognize Valjean. Javert gives Marius two pistols and instructs him to fire one into the air if things get dangerous. So long as there shall exist, by reason of law and custom, a social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on earth, and complicates a destiny that is divine with human fatality; so long as the three problems of the age—the degradation of man by poverty, the ruin of women by starvation, and the dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night—are not solved; so long as, in certain regions, social asphyxia shall be possible; in other words, and from a yet more extended point of view, so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless. Everyone is killed by government troops in the final assault on the street barricades, but Marius is saved when Valjean drags his unconscious body into the sewers. As evidence of police double agents at the barricades, he writes: "The author of this book had in his hands, in 1848, the special report on this subject made to the Prefect of Police in 1832.". Stunned, Marius recognizes the fabric as part of his own coat and realizes that it was Valjean who rescued him from the barricade. Since its original publication, Les Misérables has been the subject of a large number of adaptations in numerous types of media, such as books, films, musicals, plays and games. The drama, which consists of six episodes, premiered on 30 December 2018. Thénardier orders Valjean to pay him 200,000 francs. For the musical theatre adaptation, see, Jean Valjean as Monsieur Madeleine. Vidocq became the head of an undercover police unit and later founded France's first private detective agency. I struggled to believe in Cosette and Marius. Waterloo, by cutting short the demolition of European thrones by the sword, had no other effect than to cause the revolutionary work to be continued in another direction. L. Gauthier wrote in Le Monde of 17 August 1862: "One cannot read without an unconquerable disgust all the details Monsieur Hugo gives regarding the successful planning of riots. Hugo draws his own personal conclusions, taking Waterloo to be a pivot-point in history, but definitely not a victory for the forces of reaction. Again beside me. He travels to attend the trial and there reveals his true identity. Each chapter is relatively short, commonly no longer than a few pages. Click the link for more information on the show, to buy tickets and much much more! They arrive to find Valjean near death and reconcile with him. [21][22] He spent several vacations in Montreuil-sur-Mer. Hugo devotes another 19 chapters (Volume II, Book I) to an account of—and a meditation on the place in history of—the Battle of Waterloo, the battlefield which Hugo visited in 1861 and where he finished writing the novel. He finds Cosette fetching water in the woods alone and walks with her to the inn. Ahead of the Les Misérables finale on Sunday, the shows stars, Lily Collins, Dominic West, and David Oyelowo speak about the shows themes of redemption and love.. Unexpectedly, a note lands in his lap, which says "Move Out." He takes her to a hospital. The final (e) song in Les Miserables. After seeing them, Valjean promises them he will return with rent money for them. Marius recognizes Thénardier as the man who saved his father's life at Waterloo and is caught in a dilemma. He is feeling troubled about seeing Thénardier in the neighbourhood several times. In the US, the series was aired on PBS, starting 21 April 2019, to end on 19 May 2019. Now I can die in peace. Hugo imagined the life of the man in jail and the mother and daughter taken away from each other. Thénardier takes the thirty francs he finds, opens the gate, and allows Valjean to leave, expecting Valjean's emergence from the sewer will distract the police who have been pursuing him. They will live again in freedom In the garden of the Lord. He sees a figure running away in the dim light. 31,595 views, added to favorites 856 times. Chords. When the police capture Valjean, Myriel pretends that he has given the silverware to Valjean and presses him to take two silver candlesticks as well, as if he had forgotten to take them. He orders a meal and observes how the Thénardiers abuse her, while pampering their own daughters Éponine and Azelma, who mistreat Cosette for playing with their doll. It's too soon, to ever say goodbye! [15], In 1828, Vidocq, already pardoned, saved one of the workers in his paper factory by lifting a heavy cart on his shoulders as Valjean does. The following day, the students revolt and erect barricades in the narrow streets of Paris. Chorus: Marius discovers this man is Éponine, dressed in men's clothes. The next morning, Valjean informs the Thénardiers that he wants to take Cosette with him. This is a list of deaths in Victor Hugo's book "Les Misérables" M. Myriel's wife "There his wife died of a malady of the chest, from which she had long suffered" (Vol 1, Book 1, Ch 1) Valjean's mother - "His mother had died of a milk fever" (Vol 1, Book 2, Ch 6) Valjean's father - "His father, a tree-pruner, like himself, had been killed by a fall from a tree." After the death of his father, Colonel Georges Pontmercy, Marius discovers a note from him instructing his son to provide help to a sergeant named Thénardier who saved his life at Waterloo—in reality Thénardier was looting corpses and only saved Pontmercy's life by accident; he had called himself a sergeant under Napoleon to avoid exposing himself as a robber. Surprisingly Javert agrees, assuming that Marius will be dead within minutes. Gavroche is shot down as he picks bullets off corpses, and Enjolras and his drunken friend Grantaire bravely face a firing squad as co… When you hear "Les Mis" you hear people singing, y'know, the songs of angry men and all. "The Finale," also known as "Do You Hear the People Sing? It is the music of a people Who are climbing to the light. Walking down the street, he sees a man named Fauchelevent pinned under the wheels of a cart. Marius lives there as well, next door to the Thénardiers. The thief also saw the mother and daughter playing with each other which would be an inspiration for Fantine and Cosette. Upon exiting, Valjean encounters Javert and requests time to return Marius to his family before surrendering to him. He crawls underneath the cart, manages to lift it, and frees him. She also confesses to have obtained the letter the day before, originally not planning to give it to him, but decides to do so in fear he would be angry at her about it in the afterlife. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. He, Mme. When opportunity presents itself, purely out of habit, he steals a 40-sous coin from 12-year-old Petit Gervais and chases the boy away. Valjean is torn, but decides to reveal himself to save the innocent man, whose real name is Champmathieu. Six years pass and Valjean, using the alias Monsieur Madeleine, has become a wealthy factory owner and is appointed mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer. Some critics found the subject matter immoral, others complained of its excessive sentimentality, and others were disquieted by its apparent sympathy with the revolutionaries. The book which the reader has before him at this moment is, from one end to the other, in its entirety and details ... a progress from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from falsehood to truth, from night to day, from appetite to conscience, from corruption to life; from bestiality to duty, from hell to heaven, from nothingness to God. Opening on 28 November 1988, at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Florida, and closing on 23 July 2006, at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri , [67] the tour ran for seventeen years and 7,061 performances. Enjolras announces that they are almost out of cartridges. [4] Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption.[5]. The New York Times announced its forthcoming publication as early as April 1860. Marius immediately recognizes Cosette. Éponine, now ragged and emaciated, visits Marius at his apartment to beg for money. Again beside me. Social problems go beyond frontiers. While imprisoned in the Bagne of Toulon, Valjean, at great personal risk, rescues a sailor caught in the ship's rigging. He goes back to his house, tells Cosette they will be staying at their other house on Rue de l'Homme Arme, and reconfirms to her that they will be moving to England. Les Miserables the Musical - Finale Lyrics CHORUS Do you hear the people sing Lost in the valley of the night? Download Pdf. She begs to be released so that she can provide for her daughter, but Javert sentences her to six months in prison. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. The novel as a whole is one of the longest ever written,[8] with 655,478 words in the original French. Fantine is slowly dying from an unspecified disease. Tuning: E A D G B E. Author Tobolon [a] 342. He evades a police patrol, and reaches an exit gate but finds it locked. He instructed them to build on his earlier success and suggested this approach: "What Victor H. did for the Gothic world in Notre-Dame of Paris [The Hunchback of Notre-Dame], he accomplishes for the modern world in Les Misérables". He used a short part of his dialogue with the police when recounting Valjean's rescue of Fantine in the novel. Les Misérables (/ l eɪ ˌ m ɪ z ə ˈ r ɑː b əl,-b l ə /, French: [le mizeʁabl(ə)]) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.. Meanwhile, the soldiers are closing in. For instance Marius and Cosette's wedding night (Part V, Book 6, Chapter 1) takes place on 16 February 1833, which is also the date when Hugo and his lifelong mistress Juliette Drouet made love for the first time.[26]. He was also a businessman and was widely noted for his social engagement and philanthropy. Thénardier then demands that Valjean pay a thousand crowns, but Valjean and Cosette leave. [33] Flaubert found "neither truth nor greatness" in it. In order to look poorer, Thénardier puts out the fire and breaks a chair. It is written by Cosette. In New Zealand, the series was released on TVNZ 1 and its free streaming service TVNZ OnDemand. Do you hear the people singLost in the valley of the night?It is the music of a peopleWho are climbing to the light. Will you join in our crusade?Who will be strong and stand with me?Somewhere beyond the BarricadeIs there a world you long to see? It said that some passages "exclusively intended for the French readers of the book" were being omitted, as well as "[a] few scattered sentences reflecting on slavery" because "the absence of a few antislavery paragraphs will hardly be complained of by Southern readers." A revolutionary student club. As he turns back, the man who took the fatal shot for Marius earlier calls Marius by his name. She leads him to Valjean's and Cosette's house on Rue Plumet, and Marius watches the house for a few days. Marius decides to go to the smaller barricade, which he finds empty. [13], An incident Hugo witnessed in 1829 involved three strangers and a police officer. Marius overhears Thénardier's plan and goes to Javert to report the crime. He tries to find a way to save Valjean while not betraying Thénardier. [24]:273–276, Victor Hugo drew his inspiration from everything he heard and saw, writing it down in his diary. However, Javert discovers Valjean's lodgings there a few months later. Myriel tells Valjean that his life has been spared for God, and that he should use money from the silver candlesticks to make an honest man of himself. Valjean loses the will to live and retires to his bed. To impress him, she tries to prove her literacy by reading aloud from a book and by writing "The Cops Are Here" on a sheet of paper. Now you are here Again beside me Now I can die in peace For now my life is blessed You will live! Thénardier, scavenging the dead bodies, steals Marius's ring. It is during this time that Valjean manages to free himself. The bromance … Valjean rents new lodgings at Gorbeau House, where he and Cosette live happily. As he and Cosette make wedding preparations, Valjean endows them with a fortune of nearly 600,000 francs. His friends, Listolier, Fameuil, and Blachevelle were also paired with Fantine's friends Dahlia, Zéphine, and Favourite. Rosa, Annette, Introduction to Les Misérables, Laffont, 1985, La réception des Misérables en 1862 – Max Bach – PMLA, Vol. Les Misérables: International Cast - Les Misérables: Highlights from the Complete International Recording Album Lyrics; 1. The town's police inspector, Inspector Javert, who was an adjutant guard at the Bagne of Toulon during Valjean's incarceration, becomes suspicious of the mayor after witnessing this remarkable feat of strength. Get all the lyrics to songs by Les Miserables Original Broadway Cast and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. The Friends of the ABC are joined by the poor of the Cour des miracles, including the Thénardiers' eldest son Gavroche, who is a street urchin. Papa! [16] Hugo's description of Valjean rescuing a sailor on the Orion drew almost word for word on a Baron La Roncière's letter describing such an incident. [35] The Catholic Church placed it on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum.[36]. Drink with Me: 4. Les Misérables - Original London Cast - Finale 2 Lyrics. ... “Finale” Font −1 +1. Thénardier comes back alone, and announces the address is a fake. (reprise)," is the last song in the musical; it is often incorporated with "Valjean's Death" into a single track on recordings, simply entitled "Epilogue." Marius tries to get permission from M. Gillenormand to marry Cosette. [The spirits of Enjolras, Gavroche and the revolutionaries are heard and appear.]. He introduces his recounting of Waterloo with several paragraphs describing the narrator's recent approach to the battlefield: "Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles ..."[27] The narrator describes how "[a]n observer, a dreamer, the author of this book" during the 1832 street fighting was caught in crossfire: "All that he had to protect him from the bullets was the swell of the two half columns which separate the shops; he remained in this delicate situation for nearly half an hour." I, Laffont, 1989, Monsieur Thénardier and Madame Thénardier, Société Plon et autres v. Pierre Hugo et autres, "Victor Hugo's 150-year-old tragedy continues to excite on stage and film", Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Last.fm's Current Most Loved Pop Tracks. 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