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  • Formerly he had come in his old coat, now he wore his new one every day; Jean Valjean was not sure that he did not have his hair curled, his eyes were very queer, he wore gloves; in short, Jean Valjean cordially detested this young man.

    Les Miserables 2008

  • Formerly he had come in his old coat, now he wore his new one every day; Jean Valjean was not sure that he did not have his hair curled, his eyes were very queer, he wore gloves; in short, Jean Valjean cordially detested this young man.

    Les Miserables, Volume IV, Saint Denis 1862

  • Formerly he had come in his old coat, now he wore his new one every day; Jean Valjean was not sure that he did not have his hair curled, his eyes were very queer, he wore gloves; in short, Jean Valjean cordially detested this young man.

    Les Misérables Victor Hugo 1843

  • His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of viola Jean, "here's Jean."

    Les Misérables Victor Hugo 1843

  • His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of viola Jean, “here’s Jean.”

    Les Miserables 2008

  • In the musical Les Miserables, the main character Jean Valjean sings a gut-wrenching song some might say melodramatic! called "Who am I?" as he struggles with his self-identity.

    Jeffrey Small: Who Are You? Jeffrey Small 2011

  • In the musical Les Miserables, the main character Jean Valjean sings a gut-wrenching song some might say melodramatic! called "Who am I?" as he struggles with his self-identity.

    Jeffrey Small: Who Are You? Jeffrey Small 2011

  • The stars round out a cast that also features Hugh Jackman in the lead role of Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert.

    'Les Miserables' Movie: Taylor Swift As Eponine, Amanda Seyfried As Cosette 2012

  • And, in between the pledge drive exhortations, there was Alfie Boe playing the lead, Jean Valjean.

    Tamar Abrams: Alfie Boe: You've Got to Hear This Guy Sing! Tamar Abrams 2011

  • And, in between the pledge drive exhortations, there was Alfie Boe playing the lead, Jean Valjean.

    Tamar Abrams: Alfie Boe: You've Got to Hear This Guy Sing! Tamar Abrams 2011

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