Les Misérables · Character

Claquesous

A masked member of the Patron-Minette gang who also works as a spy.

minor

Also known as Monsieur Claquesous

First appearance: ii first sketch of two unprepossessing figures

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In Book VII: Patron Minette: A mysterious and shadowy member of the gang. Later, in Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse: A mysterious, masked figure of the night, a ventriloquist who speaks with his stomach…

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Patron-Minette criminal gang

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Book VII: Patron Minette
A mysterious and shadowy member of the gang.
Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse
A mysterious, masked figure of the night, a ventriloquist who speaks with his stomach and is never seen without his mask.
Composition of the Troupe
A member of Patron-Minette, part of the four-man association.
Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse
A mysterious, nocturnal criminal who wears a mask, is a ventriloquist, and disappears as if into thin air.
Composition of the Troupe
A member of Patron-Minette, one of the four ruffians who form the core of the gang.
Embryonic Formation of Crimes in the Incubation of Prisons
Vanished en route to La Force, possibly with police connivance, leaving Javert frustrated.
VIII: Many Interrogation Points with Regard to a Certain le Cabuc
Implied to be Le Cabuc; disappears after Le Cabuc's death.
VIII: Many Interrogation Points with Regard to a Certain le Cabuc
Suspected to be Le Cabuc's true identity; disappears after Le Cabuc's death.

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