It is the location of the infamous prison, the bagne of Toulon, in which the protagonist Jean Valjean spends nineteen years in hard labour.

Jean Valjean ( c. 1769 – 1833 ) is a fictional character who is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.

Even though Jean Valjean is unarguably the novel's main protagonist, he is only introduced in the second book of Part One.

Eleanor is the protagonist of The Queen From Provence, a historical romance by British novelist Jean Plaidy which was published in 1979.

An exemplar post-colonial novel is Wide Sargasso Sea ( 1966 ), by Jean Rhys, a predecessor story to Jane Eyre ( 1847 ), by Charlotte Brontë, a literary variety wherein a familiar story is re-told from the perspective of a subaltern protagonist, Antoinette Cosway, who, within the story and the plot, is a socially oppressed minor character who is renamed and variously exploited.

* In Guy de Maupassant's novel Pierre et Jean, the protagonist Pierre has a friend, an old Polish chemist that is said to come to France after the bloody events in his motherland.

The novel's protagonist, Jean Valjean, served as mayor of the city, and also owned a large factory.

In 2011 she portrayed Doris, the wife of protagonist George Valentin ( Jean Dujardin ), in The Artist.

Jean Hyppolite famously interpreted the work as a bildungsroman that follows the progression of its protagonist, Spirit, through the history of consciousness, a characterization that remains prevalent among literary theorists.

Jean Douturd's short novel Une Tête de Chien features a spaniel-headed human protagonist described by Giffney and Herd ( 2008 ) as suffering from species dysphoria.

It scarcely admitted-in theory at least-any exceptions to the rule ; thus it limited itself to depicting common existence, and struggled, under the pretext of being true to life, to create characters who would be as close as possible to the average run of mankind. Huysmans decided to keep certain features of the Naturalist style, such as its use of minutely documented realistic detail, but apply them instead to a portrait of an exceptional individual: the protagonist Jean Des Esseintes.

Georges " Jo " Querelle () is the protagonist and antihero of Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle de Brest.

* A " mark Of Cain " is mentioned the musical Les Miserables ( song: Prolouge / Look Down ) and signifies that protagonist Jean Valjean has served time for crime he has committed.

Javert is the main antagonist of the novel, to Jean Valjean, the novel's protagonist.

Such were the incongruities of the situation that the very police assigned to check up on me were drafted into driving me to the Strasbourg Hospital while World Citizen Jean Babel waved adieu from the `` Line ''!!

Jean Lèques during a ceremony honoring U. S. service members who helped ensure the freedom of New Caledonia during World War II.

However, the DVD only features the " Heal The World " performance of the halftime show, and omits the show opening and a medley of " Jam ", " Billie Jean " and " Black Or White ".

Greece Included in total are 11, 000 killed or missing in action and died of wounds The Soviet demographer Boris Urlanis estimated total military dead of 26, 000 including 15, 000 deaths due to disease Jean Bujac in a campaign history of the Greek Army in World War I listed 8, 365 combat related deaths and 3, 255 missing Other estimates of Greek casualties are as follows: By UK War Office in 1922: Killed / died wounds 5, 000 ; prisoners and missing 1, 000.

* July 10 – Jean Navarre, French World War I fighter ace ( b. 1895 )

* August 8 – Jean Navarre, French World War I fighter ace ( d. 1919 )

It spawned the hit singles, " Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic " ( featuring pianist Jean Roussel ), " Invisible Sun ", and " Spirits in the Material World ".

* The Collector's World of Inkwells, Jean & Franklin Hunting, Schiffer Publishing Ltd ISBN 0-7643-1102-6

“ Jean Henri-Fabre .” Scarab Workers World Directory.

Jean Moulin ( 20 June 1899 – 8 July 1943 ) was a high-profile member of the French Resistance during World War II.

During the First World War, two French aviators — aristocratic Captain de Boeldieu ( played by Pierre Fresnay ) and working-class Lieutenant Maréchal ( Jean Gabin ) — embark on a flight to examine the site of a blurred spot on photos from an earlier air reconnaissance mission.

In La Grande Illusion, director Jean Renoir uses the First World War ( 1914 – 1918 ) as a lens through which to examine Europe as it faces the rising spectre of fascism ( especially in Nazi Germany ) and the impending approach of the Second World War ( 1939 – 1945 ).

* Jean de Lattre de Tassigny ( 1889 – 1952 ), Marshal of France, commander of the French First Army during World War II and later commander in the First Indochina War.

In 1562 French naval officer Jean Ribault led an expedition to the New World that founded Fort Caroline as a haven for Huguenots in what is now Jacksonville, Florida.

Unlike his contemporary, the Finn Jean Sibelius, Nielsen's reputation abroad did not start to evolve until after World War II.

During World War II, he interceded to obtain better treatment for Davis Cup stars Jean Borotra of France and Gottfried von Cramm of Germany, who had been imprisoned by the German Government.

On the initiative of Gaspard de Coligny, the Calvinists attempted to colonize the New World to find a new home for their religion, with the likes of Pierre Richier and Jean de Léry.

After World War I, Jean Cocteau and Les Six began to frequent a bar known as " La gaya " which became Le Bœuf sur le Toit ( The Ox on the Roof ) when the establishment moved to larger quarters and as the famous ballet by Milhaud had been conceived at the old premises, the new bar took on the name of Milhaud's ballet.

Lyrics, were written by Harold Adamson ( nominated 5 times for an Oscar )-nephew Bruce Adamson noted, that " Harold wrote several hundred songs for the film industry such hits as Wyatt Earp ; Time on My Hands ; Coming in on A Wing and a Prayer ; Around the World in 80 Days, An Affair to Remember, Sinatra's first Oscar nomination " I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night ," Jean Harlow's last song, Did I Remember ; naming a few " and the lyrics to ' I Love Lucy ' was sung by Desi Arnaz, written for the episode by Harold Adamson " Lucy's Last Birthday ":

For the duration of World War II, Dior, as an employee of Lelong — who labored to preserve the French fashion industry during wartime for economic and artistic reasons — designed dresses for the wives of Nazi officers and French collaborators, as did other fashion houses that remained in business during the war, including Jean Patou, Jeanne Lanvin, and Nina Ricci.

Following the return of Alsace to France at the end of World War I, French law determined that his name become Jean.

Jean Rédélé ( 1922-2007 ), the founder of Alpine, was originally a Dieppe garage proprietor, who began to achieve considerable competition success in one of the few French cars produced just after World War 2.

* " And The World Goes On Just The Same " w. Jean Lenox m. Harry O. Sutton

Heavenly Creatures contains over thirty shots that were digitally manipulated ranging from the morphing garden of the " Fourth World ," to castles in fields, to the sequences with " Orson Welles " ( Jean Guérin ).

* 1969 – Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy begin secret peace negotiations.

At the same time, many in the growing black professional classes departed from the traditional veneration of Haiti's French cultural heritage and emphasized the nation's African roots, most notably ethnologist Jean Price-Mars and the journal Les Griots, edited by Dr. François Duvalier.

At the same time, Pei designed a new museum for Luxembourg, the Musée d ' art moderne Grand-Duc Jean, commonly known as the Mudam.

At the request of Governor, Sir George Fitzgerald Hill, on 25 July, " Dr. Jean Baptiste Phillipe the first coloured member of the Council, proposed a resolution to end apprenticeship and this was passed.

* August 4 – Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, U. S. representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy begin secret peace negotiations.

At the Stratford Festival, the play was directed in 1970 by Jean Gascon and in 1987 by Robin Phillips.

* At the Moulin Rouge, Mistinguett created many songs that will endure for ever, including “ Valencia ”, " Ça c ' est Paris ", both by Jose Padilla, " Il m ' a vue nue ", " On m ' suit ", " La Java de Doudoune ", the latter with Jean Gabin.

At the matinee, that didn't sell out, Herman Brood and Belgian musician Jean Blaute dropped by for the only live-performance of Als Je Wint ( When You're A Winner ; a song about success and equally-lasting friendships ).

At Uppsala, he was appointed a Reader in French, meaning that he was responsible for teaching both French language and literature, giving courses on such topics as " The Conception of Love in French Literature from the Marquis de Sade to Jean Genet.

At the terminal, Luc is spotted by Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon ( Jean Reno ) who insists on giving Luc a ride during which he searches his bag.

At the age of eleven, Prosper sent his son Jean to school thirty-five miles up the Loire to the University of Orléans.

At 18, Jean graduated and returned to Blois.

At one point, Corneille took several shots at criticizing author Jean Mairet's family and lineage.

At his request, his memoirs about Prince Charles ( which he wrote at Churchill's suggestion ) were only published after de Staercke's death in 2003, with the help of and a preface by Belgian historian Jean Stengers.

At her curtain call, Terry gives a speech in tribute to her dead friend and Terry and Jean are reconciled.

At Laval, Mulroney built a network of friends that would play a prominent role in Canadian politics for years to come, including Lucien Bouchard, Bernard Roy, Michel Cogger, Michael Meighen, and Jean Bazin.

At the hospital, Barbara Jean and Barnett have an argument because he is going to the after-show gathering to thank Connie for substituting at the last minute.

At the hospital chapel, Barbara Jean sings a hymn from her wheelchair while Mr. Green and Pfc.

At the end of the song, Kenny takes a gun from his violin case and shoots Haven and Barbara Jean.

At the Yazoo settlements in Mississippi he was joined by Jean Benjamin who became the scientist for the expedition.

At the end of a conference on the constitution that was poised to end in deadlock Jean Chrétien, the federal justice minister, as well as Roy McMurtry and Roy Romanow, both provincial ministers, met in a kitchen in the National Conference Centre in Ottawa and sowed the seeds for a deal.

At the hideout, Gaear has killed Jean, and, in a dispute over the car, he kills Carl with an axe.

At that time, General Alphonse Juin was the chief of staff of the French army, but it was General François Sevez who represented France at Reims on 7 May, while it was General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny who was the leader of the French delegation at Berlin on V-E day, as he was the commander of the French First Army.

At St. Esprit, as well as at Peyrehorade, Bidache, Orthez, Biarritz, and St. Jean de Luz, they gradually avowed Judaism openly.

At times, he felt like giving up on football entirely, until he was told by his wife, Jean, " You know Matt, the lads would have wanted you to carry on.