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Les Misérables, v. 1/5: Fantine

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Original author: Victor Hugo

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"Les Misérables, v. 1/5: Fantine" by Victor Hugo is a French epic historical novel first published in 1862. Set between 1815 and the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, it follows ex-convict Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption alongside other interwoven lives. The novel examines law and grace, justice and mercy, while exploring the depths of poverty, suffering, and human dignity in nineteenth-century France. Hugo's masterwork traces a journey from darkness to light, from injustice to justice, depicting society's most downtrodden members with unflinching compassion.

Les Misérables, v. 1/5: Fantine, by Victor Hugo. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #48731.

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71 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface496 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: M. Myriel958 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: M. Myriel Becomes Monseigneur Welcome1,523 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: A Good Bishop and a Hard Bishopric705 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Works Resembling Words2,607 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Monseigneur's Cassocks Last Too Long956 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: By Whom the House Was Guarded1,963 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Cravatte1,150 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Philosophy After Drinking1,376 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Brother Described by the Sister1,363 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Bishop Faces a New Light4,125 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: A Restriction1,541 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Monseigneur's Solitude1,018 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: What He Believed1,372 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: What He Thought855 words
  16. 16.Chapter I: The Close of a Day's March3,808 words
  17. 17.Chapter II: Prudence Recommended to Wisdom1,083 words
  18. 18.Chapter III: The Heroism of Passive Obedience1,917 words
  19. 19.Chapter IV: Cheesemaking at Pontarlier1,240 words
  20. 20.Chapter V: Tranquillity474 words
  21. 21.Chapter VI: Jean Valjean1,988 words
  22. 22.Chapter VII: A Desperate Man's Heart2,673 words
  23. 23.Chapter VIII: The Wave and the Darkness777 words
  24. 24.Chapter IX: New Wrongs408 words
  25. 25.Chapter X: The Man Awake984 words
  26. 26.Chapter XI: What He DID1,268 words
  27. 27.Chapter XII: The Bishop at Work949 words
  28. 28.Chapter XIII: Little Gervais2,879 words
  29. 29.Chapter I: The Year 18172,093 words
  30. 30.Chapter II: A Double Quartette1,472 words
  31. 31.Chapter III: Four to Four1,278 words
  32. 32.Chapter IV: Tholomyès Sings a Spanish Song762 words
  33. 33.Chapter V: At Bombarda's912 words
  34. 34.Chapter VI: In Which People Adore Each Other425 words
  35. 35.Chapter VII: The Wisdom of Tholomyès1,728 words
  36. 36.Chapter VIII: The Death of a Horse664 words
  1. 37.Chapter IX: The Joyous End of Joy799 words
  2. 38.Chapter I: Two Mothers Meet2,953 words
  3. 39.Chapter II: A Sketch of Two Ugly Faces732 words
  4. 40.Chapter III: The Lark953 words
  5. 41.Chapter I: Progress in Black-Bead Making464 words
  6. 42.Chapter II: Madeleine1,237 words
  7. 43.Chapter III: Sums Lodged at Lafitte's1,053 words
  8. 44.Chapter IV: M. Madeleine Goes Into Mourning811 words
  9. 45.Chapter V: Vague Flashes on the Horizon1,830 words
  10. 46.Chapter VI: Father Fauchelevent892 words
  11. 47.Chapter VII401 words
  12. 48.Chapter VIII977 words
  13. 49.Chapter IX: Success of Madame Victurnien897 words
  14. 50.Chapter X: Result of Her Success1,636 words
  15. 51.Chapter XL: Christus Nos Liberavit304 words
  16. 52.Chapter XII: M. Bamatabois' Idleness835 words
  17. 53.Chapter XIII: The Police Office3,430 words
  18. 54.Chapter I: The Commencement of Repose1,137 words
  19. 55.Chapter II: How "jean" May Become "champ."2,736 words
  20. 56.Chapter I: Sister Simplice1,044 words
  21. 57.Chapter II: Scaufflaire's Perspicacity1,400 words
  22. 58.Chapter III: A Tempest in a Brain6,793 words
  23. 59.Chapter IV: Sufferings in Sleep1,017 words
  24. 60.Chapter V: Obstacles3,426 words
  25. 61.Chapter VI: Sister Simplice Is Sorely Tried2,047 words
  26. 62.Chapter VII1,404 words
  27. 63.Chapter VIII: Inside the Court1,149 words
  28. 64.Chapter IX: The Trial2,434 words
  29. 65.Chapter X: The System of Denial2,595 words
  30. 66.Chapter XI: Champmathieu Is Astounded1,514 words
  31. 67.Chapter I: M. Madeleine Looks at His Hair813 words
  32. 68.Chapter II: Fantine Is Happy1,326 words
  33. 69.Chapter III: Javert Is Satisfied1,151 words
  34. 70.Chapter IV: Authority Resumes Its Rights1,206 words
  35. 71.Chapter V: A Very Proper Tomb1,843 words