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318 pages in French
First published in 1862. Illustrations de Gustave Brion (title page), Alphonse de Neuville (pages 8, 123, 126, 252 et 317, Adrien Marie (page 76) et Théodore Lix (page 182).
Summary: Escaped convict Jean Valjean turns his back on his criminal past to build his fortunes as an honest man. He takes in abandoned orphan Cosette and raises her as his own daughter. But Jean Valjean is unable to free himself from his previous life and is pursued to the end by ruthless policeman Javert. As Cosette grows up, young idealist Marius catches a glimpse of her and falls desperately in love. The fates of all the characters await them during the violent turmoil of the June Rebellion in 1832.