
In case anyone was wondering why the Les Misérables fandom calls the novel ‘the brick’.

- Sois sérieux, dit Enjolras
- Je suis farouche, répondit Grantaire."Be serious," said Enjolras.
"I am wild," responded Grantaire.From Victor Hugo’s original handwritten draft of Les Misérables. [x]

Infographic analysis of Les Miserables by Jeff Clark, the best intersection of literature and information design since Stefanie Posavec’s On The Road visualizations.

Here is a mood index chart for Les Misérables. Red indicates negative emotions. There is a reason miserable is in the title.
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” -Victor Hugo, Les Miserables

Can I condemn this man to slavery
Pretend I do not feel his agony
This innocent who bears my face
Who goes to judgement in my place
Who am I?- Les Miserables