“In his most thrilling military victory to date, Napoleon had defeated an Ottoman force eighteen thousand men strong at Aboukir. It had been Javert’s first real taste of battle, watching cannon fire blow ships into splinters and hearing the last screams of drowning men. The French army, stinking and spluttering with plague, had emerged victorious but exhausted. They had taken refuge in Alexandria, though it hardly felt safe. Very recently, Napoleon had left with a few of his nearest friends for a voyage into the Delta. Now Javert was just one of the confused mass left reeling in the wake of the chaos.” Victor HugoAlexandriaOttomansLes MiserablesNapoleonic WarsJavertBattle Of HeliopolisAboukirNile Delta Book:Wolves and Urchins: The Early Life of Inspector Javert Source: Wolves and Urchins: The Early Life of Inspector Javert
“There was no justice in rebellion. This Javert had come to believe after seeing Marseille fall headfirst into the abyss of the revolution.” JusticeRevolutionFranceRevolutionaryRebellionAbyssVictor HugoLes MiserablesMarseilleJavert Book:Wolves and Urchins: The Early Life of Inspector Javert Source: Wolves and Urchins: The Early Life of Inspector Javert
“Praying to the Almighty, Javert?” called a voice, and Javert opened his eyes to see Rousseau and Leclerc smirking at him. Javert tipped his head and said to the others, "If I was, it would be awfully rude to interrupt my prayer, don’t you think? But, no, Leclerc. I find no solace in speaking with an imaginary puppeteer.” Rousseau, who was twenty-five and utterly dim of mind, frowned at Javert’s words. Javert rolled his eyes and sighed, "I don’t pray.” GodPrayerAtheismPrayingPoliceVictor HugoLes MiserablesPraying HabitsJavertInspector Book:Wolves and Urchins: The Early Life of Inspector Javert Source: Wolves and Urchins: The Early Life of Inspector Javert