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The story begins in 1815 in Digne, as the peasant Jean Valjean, just released from 19 years' imprisonment in the Bagne of Toulon-five for stealing bread for his

"Les Miserables - Volume IV" from Victor Hugo. French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist and statesman (1802-1885)."

Here is a lavishly illustrated book detailing the long history of Les Miserables, from the time Victor Hugo began writing it in 1836 to its present-day worldwid