Les Miserables

Les Miserables is a stunning account of the lives of several people during the French Revolution.

JEAN VALJEAN
One of the main characters is Jean Valjean, a convict who was sent to jail for stealing a loaf of bread for his family. After being released from prison, he met a kind bishop who gave him lodging for the night. However, despite the bishop's kindness, he stole from the priest and ran away. He was caught, and about to be sent to prison, but the bishop said he had given Jean Valjean the silver, to allow him to become a better man. Valjean leaves and becomes an extremely succesfull honest buisnessman.

FANTINE
Fantine is a poor mother who does not have enough money to raise her child, Cosette. So she gives Cosette to a wicked innkeeper named Thenardier, who forces Cosette to do all the housework. Fantine is provoked by a man, and she attacks him, condemning her to jail. But she is freed by Jean Valjean, who has become mayor of the town, but she gains a fever, and is slowly dying. Jean Valjean goes and buys Cosette from the Thenardiers, and returns to Fantine to find out fantine is dead.

COSETTE
Jean Valjean becomes Cosette's father and lives happily with her for several years. Inspector Javert, a prison guard when Valjean was in the galleys, gains a lead on Valjean's whereabouts and begins to hunt him down. Valjean is thrown back in prison but escapes and returns to Cosette.

MARIUS
Marius is a young man who falls in love with Cosette. He hopes to propose to her, but the Revolution begins, and he enters the battlefield. Meanwhile, Javert has another lead on Valjean.

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Or (this was really hard to put together):
Marius and Cosette fall in love in the dangerous streets of Revolting Paris, while Jean Valjean attempts to avoid the policeman Javert.