Les Misérables · Character

The Magnon

A woman who falsely claims to be the mother of the Thénardiers' sons.

minor

Also known as Magnon, This Magnon

First appearance: ii first sketch of two unprepossessing figures

The Magnon shows up with force in VI: In Which Magnon and Her Two Children Are Seen. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The woman who brings the children to M.

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In VI: In Which Magnon and Her Two Children Are Seen: The woman who brings the children to M. Gillenormand, claiming he is the father, and receives monthly payments for their care. Later, in Basque and Nicolette:…

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Patron-Minette criminal gang
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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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VI: In Which Magnon and Her Two Children Are Seen
The woman who brings the children to M. Gillenormand, claiming he is the father, and receives monthly payments for their care.
Basque and Nicolette
Mentioned as one of the Nicolette-named servants, to be discussed later.
VI: In Which Magnon and Her Two Children Are Seen
A woman who brings two children to M. Gillenormand, claiming he is the father; she receives monthly payments for their maintenance.
Embryonic Formation of Crimes in the Incubation of Prisons
Magnon acts as a go-between, transmitting Brujon's note from the Salpêtrière to Éponine, and later receives a biscuit indicating the plan is abandoned.
Embryonic Formation of Crimes in the Incubation of Prisons
A woman suspected by police who acts as a go-between, passing Brujon's note from the Salpêtrière to Éponine and receiving her report.
The Malicious Playfulness of the Wind
Takes the Thénardier boys to replace her own deceased children, receiving monthly payments from M. Gillenormand and paying Thénardier a fee.
I: The Malicious Playfulness of the Wind
Takes the Thénardier boys to replace her own deceased children, receiving monthly payments from M. Gillenormand; later arrested in a police raid.
How from a Brother One Becomes a Father
The children were leased out to her.
How from a Brother One Becomes a Father
The children were leased out to her before becoming abandoned.

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