les mis and Ninety-Three are connected and this totally influences the fate of the characters!
Guys, please read this entire theory! EVERY detail is important!
First of all, you need to know that Ninety-Three was Victor Hugo's last book, so he already had access to ALL the references present in the previous books! the character Gauvain has similarities with the character Enjolras, Michelle has similarities with Fantine and Cimourdain has similarities with Javert!
the book Ninety-Three was CREATED TO BE PART OF A TRILOGY THAT INCLUDED THE MAN WHO LAUGHED AND ANOTHER BOOK that was never written! The preface of The Man Who Laughs announces the future release of Ninety-Three!
De lâAngleterre tout est grand, mĂȘme ce qui nâest pas bon, mĂȘme lâoligarchie. Le patriciat anglais, câest le patriciat dans le sens absolu du mot. Pas de fĂ©odalitĂ© plus illustre, plus terrible et plus vivace. Disons-le, cette fĂ©odalitĂ© a Ă©tĂ© utile Ă ses heures. Câest en Angleterre que ce phĂ©nomĂšne, la Seigneurie, veut ĂȘtre Ă©tudiĂ©, de mĂȘme que câest en France quâil faut Ă©tudier ce phĂ©nomĂšne, la RoyautĂ©.
Le vrai titre de ce livre serait lâAristocratie. Un autre livre, qui suivra, pourra ĂȘtre intitulĂ© la Monarchie. Et ces deux livres, sâil est donnĂ© Ă lâauteur dâachever ce travail, en prĂ©cĂ©deront et en amĂšneront un autre qui sera intitulĂ©: Quatrevingt-treize.
Hauteville-House, 1869.
it is necessary to know Victor Hugo's lover: Julienne Josephine GAUVAIN, also known as Juliette Drouet! YES, she inspired the name of the noble family featured in the book Ninety-Three!
Now check this out! I'M SURE you'll be impressed
Les miserables vol 2 cosette book sixth - Le petit picpus chapter VII- some silhouettes of this darkness
The most esteemed among the vocal mothers were Mother Sainte-Honorine; the treasurer, Mother Sainte-Gertrude, the chief mistress of the novices; Mother-Saint-Ange, the assistant mistress; Mother Annonciation, the sacristan; Mother Saint-Augustin, the nurse, the only one in the convent who was malicious; then Mother Sainte-Mechtilde (Mademoiselle GAUVAIN), very young and with a beautiful voice; Mother des Anges (Mademoiselle Drouet), who had been in the convent of the Filles-Dieu, and in the convent du TrĂ©sor, between Gisors and Magny; Mother Saint-Joseph (Mademoiselle de Cogolludo), Mother Sainte-AdĂ©laide (Mademoiselle dâAuverney), Mother MisĂ©ricorde (Mademoiselle de Cifuentes, who could not resist austerities), Mother Compassion (Mademoiselle de la MiltiĂšre, received at the age of sixty in defiance of the rule, and very wealthy); Mother Providence (Mademoiselle de LaudiniĂšre), Mother PrĂ©sentation (Mademoiselle de Siguenza), who was prioress in 1847; and finally, Mother Sainte-CĂ©ligne (sister of the sculptor Ceracchi), who went mad; Mother Sainte-Chantal (Mademoiselle de Suzon), who went mad.
This nun with the surname Gauvain will be mentioned again! (did you notice that she has a small highlight?)
les miserables volume iv Saint Denis book fourth succor from below may turn out to be succor from on high chapter i A wound without, healing within
Sister Sainte-Mechtilde had taught Cosette music in the convent; Cosette had the voice of a linnet with a soul, and sometimes, in the evening, in the wounded manâs humble abode, she warbled melancholy songs which delighted Jean Valjean.
You might think it was just a tribute from Victor Hugo to his beloved, but what if I told you that it makes sense that this nun is related to two characters present in Victor Hugo's last book!
Les miserables volume ii cosette book sixthâ le petit-picpus chapter IIIâ austerities
One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four. It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years. The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
This shows that she is not a Gauvain through marriage but rather a Gauvain by birth! To be a Gauvain by birth she needs a Gauvain father! So her father is either the Viscount Gauvain or the Marquis de Lantenac!
Gauvain Ă©tait-il amoureux ? Oui. De misĂ©ricorde. Faire grĂące Ă©tait son idĂ©al. Pas de femme. Il semblait quâil nâeĂ»t quâune pensĂ©e dans ces temps terribles : attendrir la guerre civile
This deleted scene shows that Gauvain could only have married due to social pressure!
Being Gauvain's daughter, the nun could be at least 30 years old during the events of Les MisĂ©rables, it turns out that Victor Hugo describes her as very young, âher fatherâ Gauvain is also described as young at that ageâŠ
In this part of the book Ninety-Three! we see that Lantenac has several candidates for his wife!
CâĂ©tait un homme Ă femmes avant dâĂȘtre un homme de guerre.
Remember that men can be fathers at any age! Check out the list of the oldest fathers in history! remember that Lantenac needed an heir after what happened to Gauvain!
Whether he was a father or not, Lantenac knew this girl! AND HE LIVED AT PETIT PICPUS! Yes! I'll show you how sure I am of that!
Les miserables volume ii Cosette book eighthâ cemeteries take that which is committed them chapter IXâCLOISTERED
The walls of this chamber had for ornament, in addition to the two nails whereon to hang the knee-cap and the basket, a Royalist bank-note of â93, applied to the wall over the chimney-piece, and of which the following is an exact facsimile:â
This specimen of Vendean paper money had been nailed to the wall by the preceding gardener, an old Chouan, who had died in the convent, and whose place Fauchelevent had taken.
Yes, the nuns know about Lantenac's past⊠and did you know that they paid homage to him when choosing Mademoiselle Gauvain's name as a nun? Saint Mechtilde was a saint known for her musical talents and her relationship with the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Chouan symbol)
I'm reading an excellent book by a Pullitzer Prize winner: The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo! I LOVE Alexandre Dumas and I think everyone should read his books and get to know his works! I think these excerpts from the book justify the nuns' view
I started researching the Vendee War and both books after reading this biography about Alexandre Dumas' father!
In your opinion, who is this nun's father?
so there are two options: she is the daughter of the Marquis de Lantenac and second cousin of Gauvain or she is the daughter of Gauvain and the Marquis is her arriĂšre-grand-oncle (I don't speak French so correct me if I'm wrong!)