Les Misérables · Character
Matelote
A waitress at the Corinthe café.
minor
First appearance: book iii in the year 1817
Matelote shows up with force in I: History of Corinthe from Its Foundation. The page is where that presence becomes real.
One of the two serving-maids at Corinthe, large, plump, red-haired, and noisy.
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In I: History of Corinthe from Its Foundation: One of the two serving-maids at Corinthe, large, plump, red-haired, and noisy. Later, in…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Corinthe café staff and regulars
- Protagonist
- Main characters and revolutionaries
- Fantine's Parisian circle
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- I: History of Corinthe from Its Foundation
- Preliminary Gayeties
- I: History of Corinthe from Its Foundation
- An Attempt to Console the Widow Hucheloup
- Preliminary Gayeties
- IV: An Attempt to Console the Widow Hucheloup
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