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About Wolves and Urchins
Wolves and Urchins: The Early Years of Inspector Javert is a derivative work of Victor Hugo’s acclaimed and beloved Les Misérables. The character of Javert is among the most intriguing in Hugo’s novel, but the reader learns little of his existence prior to reuniting with Jean Valjean in 1823.
Wolves and Urchins explores Javert’s life up to this point. The novella examines how Javert’s life experiences shaped him into the unyielding legalist whose black-and-white view of right and wrong leads to his eventual plunge from the Pont au Change.
“Sometimes a revolution is begrudgingly accepted by a populace, as though they realize they have no choice but to become absorbed into the fray. At other times, a revolution is warmly embraced like a long-awaited friend. And sometimes revolution is kissed passionately, the amorous lover of the nation. Such was the case in Marseille, where the French Revolution was seized upon and thrust forward more eagerly than just about anywhere else.”
I have been a lifelong fan of the works of Victor Hugo and wrote Wolves and Urchins to explore my favorite character from my favorite novel.Wolves and Urchins: The Early Life of Inspector Javert
Wolves and Urchins explores Javert’s life up to this point. The novella examines how Javert’s life experiences shaped him into the unyielding legalist whose black-and-white view of right and wrong leads to his eventual plunge from the Pont au Change.
“Sometimes a revolution is begrudgingly accepted by a populace, as though they realize they have no choice but to become absorbed into the fray. At other times, a revolution is warmly embraced like a long-awaited friend. And sometimes revolution is kissed passionately, the amorous lover of the nation. Such was the case in Marseille, where the French Revolution was seized upon and thrust forward more eagerly than just about anywhere else.”
I have been a lifelong fan of the works of Victor Hugo and wrote Wolves and Urchins to explore my favorite character from my favorite novel.Wolves and Urchins: The Early Life of Inspector Javert
Kelsey Brickl - Author of Historical Fiction
Kelsey Brickl is a wife, mother, language enthusiast, travel addict, unabashed history nerd, and writer living in the Chicago area. She is a graduate of Saint Mary's College and the University of Notr
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