Synopsis

The story of a prisoner who served 19 years jail term for stealing bread and repeated
escape attempts. This novel revolves around the central character Jean Valjean who is
now released and unable to find a shelter because of his past life style. 
Unable to survive, he ends up finding his shelter from the mayor of town Myriel. Myriel
saves him from another police arrest for stealing his silverware. This incident brings
changes in his lifestyle and he gives commitment to the mayor that he will lead honest
life.  He changes his identity and invents a manufacturing method which helps economic
growth of the town, in which he become mayor of it under his hidden identity named as
Madeleine.
Tholomyès, a student pretend to love Fantine, a young woman and makes her pregnant
and abandons her. Fantine ends up leading her life as a prostitute to feed her
illegitimate daughter Cossette who is living in an Inn. Years after the care takers of the
Inn treat Cossette very badly and Madeleine saves her from them.