Victor Hugo's literary masterpiece, Les Miserables, was first published in 1862 and would ultimately establish the author as one of the most gifted and influential writers of his time.
The novel is principally concerned with the story of ex-convict Jean Valjean, a man who is initially imprisoned for stealing bread for his starving family, and because of numerous escape attempts ends up being imprisoned for a period of nineteen years.
Jean Valjean, despite his efforts to become a force for g.