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Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean is a character in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.
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Also known as Monsieur Madeleine, Ultime Fauchelevent, M. Leblanc, the prisoner, the stranger, the man whom all the country of Montreuil-sur-Mer called M. Madeleine
First appearance: 0019-i-the-evening-of-a-day-of-walking
Ex-convict who becomes a mayor and factory owner, then devotes his life to raising Cosette.