# Thénardier — Les Misérables character guide

> Thénardier in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Monsieur Thénardier, Jondrette, Fabantou

**First appearance:** 0044-ii-first-sketch-of-two-unprepossessing-figures

## Who they are

A greedy innkeeper and criminal who exploits Cosette and later schemes in Paris.

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