Les Miserables
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Preface
Volume 1, Book 1
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Volume 1, Book 5
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Volume 1, Book 7
Volume 1, Book 8
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Volume 3, Book 1
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Volume 4, Book 1
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Volume 4, Book 4
Volume 4, Book 5
Volume 4, Book 6
Volume 4, Book 7
Volume 4, Book 8
Volume 4, Book 9
Volume 4, Book 10
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Volume 4, Book 15
Volume 5, Book 1
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Volume 5, Book 6
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Themes
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Love and Redemption
Mercy vs. Judgment
Justice and Injustice
History, Revolution, and Progress
Mystery and Knowledge in Paris
Quotes
Characters
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Jean Valjean
Charles-François-Bienvenu Myriel
Cosette
Fantine
Thenardier (Jondrette)
Eponine
Javert
M. Gillenormand
Marius
Magnon
Georges Pontmercy
Symbols
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Light and Darkness
The Bishop’s Candlesticks
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Allusions
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Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Logos
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Paradox
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Preface
Volume 1, Book 1
Volume 1, Book 2
Volume 1, Book 3
Volume 1, Book 4
Volume 1, Book 5
Volume 1, Book 6
Volume 1, Book 7
Volume 1, Book 8
Volume 2, Book 1
Volume 2, Book 2
Volume 2, Book 3
Volume 2, Book 4
Volume 2, Book 5
Volume 2, Book 6
Volume 2, Book 7
Volume 2, Book 8
Volume 3, Book 1
Volume 3, Book 2
Volume 3, Book 3
Volume 3, Book 4
Volume 3, Book 5
Volume 3, Book 6
Volume 3, Book 7
Volume 3, Book 8
Volume 4, Book 1
Volume 4, Book 2
Volume 4, Book 3
Volume 4, Book 4
Volume 4, Book 5
Volume 4, Book 6
Volume 4, Book 7
Volume 4, Book 8
Volume 4, Book 9
Volume 4, Book 10
Volume 4, Book 11
Volume 4, Book 12
Volume 4, Book 13
Volume 4, Book 14
Volume 4, Book 15
Volume 5, Book 1
Volume 5, Book 2
Volume 5, Book 3
Volume 5, Book 4
Volume 5, Book 5
Volume 5, Book 6
Volume 5, Book 7
Volume 5, Book 8
Volume 5, Book 9
Themes
All Themes
Love and Redemption
Mercy vs. Judgment
Justice and Injustice
History, Revolution, and Progress
Mystery and Knowledge in Paris
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Jean Valjean
Charles-François-Bienvenu Myriel
Cosette
Fantine
Thenardier (Jondrette)
Eponine
Javert
M. Gillenormand
Marius
Magnon
Georges Pontmercy
Symbols
All Symbols
Light and Darkness
The Bishop’s Candlesticks
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Flashbacks
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Logos
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Paradox
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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