The Friends of the A.B.C.
A member of the Friends of the A.B.C., a working-class revolutionary with a passion for international liberation.
A Group Which Barely Missed Becoming Historic
A workingman and fan-maker, orphaned, who educated himself and has a generous heart. He represents the outside world, focusing on oppressed nations like Greece, Poland, and Italy.
A Group Which Barely Missed Becoming Historic
Listed among the principal members as Lesgle or Laigle, noted as the only one not from the South.
A Group Which Barely Missed Becoming Historic
Listed among the principal members of the Friends of the A.B.C.
Blondeau’s Funeral Oration by Bossuet
Laigle de Meaux, who calls himself Bossuet; he spots Marius and recounts the roll-call incident.
Book IV: The Friends of the A.B.C.
A dedicated and passionate member, representing the working class within the society.
The Back Room of the Café Musain
Engaged in a legal discussion and tries to silence Grantaire.
The Back Room of the Café Musain
Playing dominoes with Bahorel and discussing his love for Musichetta.
A Group Which Barely Missed Becoming Historic
A workingman and fan-maker, orphaned, self-taught; passionately advocates for oppressed nations like Greece, Poland, Hungary, and Italy, and denounces the partition of Poland.
A Group Which Barely Missed Becoming Historic
Also known as Lesgle or Laigle; one of the principal members, noted as the only one not from the South.
A Group Which Barely Missed Becoming Historic
Listed among the principal members of the Friends of the A.B.C.; no further description provided in this chapter.
Enlargement of Horizon
Initiates the serious turn by mentioning the date 'June 18th, 1815, Waterloo.'
Blondeau’s Funeral Oration by Bossuet
Also known as Laigle de Meaux; he saves Marius from being erased from the roll by answering for him, resulting in his own erasure.
The Back Room of the Café Musain
Engaged in a legal discussion, Bossuet tries to silence Grantaire while debating points of Norman customary law with judicial jargon.
The Back Room of the Café Musain
Playing dominoes with Bahorel, Joly discusses his romantic troubles with Musichetta, lamenting her sulking and his own lovesickness.
Enlargement of Horizon
Initiates the discussion by mentioning the date 'June 18th, 1815, Waterloo.'
Marius, While Seeking a Girl in a Bonnet, Encounters a Man in a Cap
Accompanies Marius and Courfeyrac to the ball at Sceaux.
I: Marius, While Seeking a Girl in a Bonnet, Encounters a Man in a Cap
Bossuet accompanies Marius and Courfeyrac to the ball at Sceaux.
Jondrette Makes His Purchases
Bossuet walks with Courfeyrac and observes Marius's peculiar air, joking about the man he is following.
Jondrette Makes His Purchases
Bossuet accompanies Courfeyrac and notices Marius's peculiar actions.
Facts Whence History Springs and Which History Ignores
Implied as a member of the student groups meeting at the Café Musain and the Corinthe.
Facts Whence History Springs and Which History Ignores
Implied as a member of the student groups meeting at the Café Musain and the Corinthe.
Facts Whence History Springs and Which History Ignores
Implied as a member of the student groups meeting at the Café Musain and the Corinthe.
Enjolras and His Lieutenants
Assigned to see those of the Glacière.
Enjolras and His Lieutenants
Assigned to Dupuytren's clinical lecture to feel the pulse of the medical school.
Enjolras and His Lieutenants
Tasked with visiting the Glacière group.
Enjolras and His Lieutenants
Sent to Dupuytren's clinical lecture to assess the medical school's pulse.
II: Marius
Among the friends gathered at Courfeyrac's quarters, ready to go to the funeral.
A Burial; An Occasion to Be Born Again
Implied as part of the Friends of the People and the multinational refugee contingent marching with flags.
Book XII: Corinthe
A working-class revolutionary, present at the tavern.
I: History of Corinthe from Its Foundation
Bossuet remarked that Courfeyrac and his friends continued to go to Corinthe out of pity after Father Hucheloup's death.
Preliminary Gayeties
Receives a message from Enjolras via a gamin; decides to stay drinking instead of joining the funeral.
Preliminary Gayeties
Drinks with Bossuet and Grantaire; expresses reluctance to go out in the rain.
Night Begins to Descend Upon Grantaire
Oversees the barricade, stops an omnibus, and uses it to block the street.
Night Begins to Descend Upon Grantaire
Comments on the weather and kisses Mame Hucheloup's neck.
I: History of Corinthe from Its Foundation
Mentioned as saying that Courfeyrac and his friends continued to go to Corinthe out of pity.
Preliminary Gayeties
Also called Laigle de Meaux; receives the message from Enjolras via the gamin Navet; decides to stay drinking instead of joining the funeral.
Preliminary Gayeties
Drinks with Bossuet and Grantaire; initially reluctant to go out in the rain; eventually stays in the wine-shop.
Waiting
Among the friends gathered in the wine-shop, preparing for the coming fight.
Night Begins to Descend Upon Grantaire
Directs the barricade efforts, stops an omnibus, and uses it to block the street.
Night Begins to Descend Upon Grantaire
Observes from the window and makes a pun about catching gold, then kisses Mame Hucheloup's neck.
VII: The Man Recruited in the Rue des Billettes
Present with the group that comes running to see Javert bound.
VII: The Man Recruited in the Rue des Billettes
Among the insurgents who gather after Javert is tied to the post.
Waiting
Among the group of young men reciting poetry before the battle.
From the Rue Plumet to the Quartier Saint-Denis
Marius encounters two white horses from an omnibus that Bossuet had harnessed earlier in the day.
VII: The Man Recruited in the Rue des Billettes
Among those who come running to see Javert bound to the post.
VII: The Man Recruited in the Rue des Billettes
Among those who come running to see Javert bound to the post.
From the Rue Plumet to the Quartier Saint-Denis
Marius encounters the two white horses from the omnibus that Bossuet had harnessed in the morning, now straying in the streets.
I: The Flag: Act First
Among the forty-three insurgents kneeling inside the large barricade.
I: The Flag: Act First
Among the forty-three insurgents kneeling inside the large barricade.
I: The Flag: Act First
Commands six insurgents stationed at the windows of Corinthe.
I: The Flag: Act First
Among the forty-three insurgents kneeling inside the large barricade, ready to fire.
I: The Flag: Act First
Among the forty-three insurgents kneeling inside the large barricade, ready to fire.
I: The Flag: Act First
Commands six insurgents stationed at the windows of Corinthe with levelled guns.
What Is to Be Done in the Abyss if One Does Not Converse
Engraves 'Long live the peoples!' on the wall during the two-hour rest.
What Is to Be Done in the Abyss if One Does Not Converse
Observes that Grantaire is asleep, saving the bottles; later exclaims about Greek places and Homer.
Minus Five, Plus One
Asks who the newcomer is when Jean Valjean arrives.
The Horizon Which One Beholds from the Summit of a Barricade
Addressed directly by Enjolras, praised as a valiant artisan who adopted humanity as his mother.
What Is to Be Done in the Abyss if One Does Not Converse
Engraves 'Long live the peoples!' on the wall during the two-hour rest.
What Is to Be Done in the Abyss if One Does Not Converse
Observes that Grantaire is asleep, saving the wine bottles, and later exclaims in Greek about Homer.
VII: The Situation Becomes Aggravated
Praises the cannoneers and engages in technical discussion about cannon design.
IV: Minus Five, Plus One
Bossuet questions the identity of Jean Valjean upon his arrival, asking 'Who is this man?'
IX: Employment of the Old Talents of a Poacher and That Infallible Marksmanship Which Influenced the Condemnation of 1796
Admires the irony of a mattress triumphing over a cannon, laughing at the situation.
V: The Horizon Which One Beholds from the Summit of a Barricade
Addressed directly by Enjolras, who praises him as a valiant artisan and man of the people who adopted humanity as his mother and right as his father.
XI: The Shot Which Misses Nothing and Kills No One
Asks Jean Valjean why he did not kill the fireman.
VII: The Situation Becomes Aggravated
Notes the excess paving stones and cheers the cannoneers; engages in technical discussion about cannon design.
XII: Disorder a Partisan of Order
Makes a muttered remark to Combeferre about Fannicot not answering his question.
Wherein Will Appear the Name of Enjolras’ Mistress
Jokes about Enjolras's lack of a mistress and the source of heroism; comments on the success of the fire but is corrected by Enjolras about ammunition.
Employment of the Old Talents of a Poacher and That Infallible Marksmanship Which Influenced the Condemnation of 1796
Admires the mattress's triumph over the cannon, laughing at the irony.
XI: The Shot Which Misses Nothing and Kills No One
Questions Jean Valjean why he did not kill the fireman.
XII: Disorder a Partisan of Order
Muttered a remark to Combeferre about Fannicot not answering his question.
The Vulture Become Prey
Assists in fortifying windows and confirms the number of axes available for cutting the staircase.
The Vulture Become Prey
Inquires about the bottles set aside, to which Enjolras replies they are for the enemy.
Wherein Will Appear the Name of Enjolras’ Mistress
Praises Enjolras' temerity and maintains gayety despite the peril.
XXI: The Heroes
Expresses bitter disappointment at allies who failed to join them; killed in the battle.
XXI: The Heroes
Killed during the fighting.
Foot to Foot
Previously part of the center defense that gave way during the assault.
Foot to Foot
Previously part of the center defense that gave way during the assault.
The Vulture Become Prey
Helps plan the loopholes in the stone barricade and responds to Enjolras' orders.
The Vulture Become Prey
Asks Enjolras about the bottles set aside, to which Enjolras replies 'They' (the enemy).
XXI: The Heroes
Killed during the battle.
XXI: The Heroes
Killed; earlier expressed bitterness about allies who abandoned the insurrection.
Foot to Foot
Previously held the center of the barricade before it gave way.
Foot to Foot
Previously held the center of the barricade before it gave way.
Foot to Foot
Previously held the center of the barricade before it gave way.
