About this episode

The episode explores a harrowing account of the sewers in Les Misérables, focusing on Jean Valean's struggles.

Cw: description of drowning, death, sewage, [re-uploaded, apologies for the incorrect audio] Hugo sucks us in with a horrifying account of the sewers, Jean Valean struggles through the sewers, gets down on his knees, only to be met with a familiar and talkative face. Order The Construction of Race in Les Mis Fanworks here ER Martian fic This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast

People in this episode

Host: Captain's Collections

Topics covered

• sewers
• death
• drowning
• Les Misérables
• Jean Valean
• Hugo

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