Facts about Les Misérables

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   Hugo's novel spans approximately 1,900 pages in most editions, making Les Misérables one of the longest novels in the Western literary canon.

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   In 1885, a French production of Les Misérables featured a massive barricade set piece that required 200 stagehands to construct and operate during performances.

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   Over 80 actors have portrayed Jean Valjean on stage and screen since Les Misérables first adapted for performance in 1865, making it one of literature's most reinterpreted characters.

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   The 1980 musical adaptation of Les Misérables, which premiered in Paris, ran for over 16 years and became one of the longest-running shows in theatrical history.

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   Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables took him seventeen years to write, from 1845 to 1862.

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