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tenlittlebullets) wrote2006-06-07 07:15 pm
tenlittlebullets) wrote2006-06-07 07:15 pm
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All right, guys, I need your help on this. I'm trying to collect as much canonical biographical information on the Amis as I can, from all the little nooks and crannies of the book that people might miss. This includes birthdates, hometowns, families, fields of study, residences, etc. Even throwing in what arms they took to the barricade for the sake of random facts. Half this stuff I only discovered upon rereading, reading in French, or perusing different translations. Feel free to add stuff you've noticed--things about their families or their education that they mention in conversation, etc.
Enjolras: Born 1806; 22 when he was introduced; died at the age of 26. From an undisclosed location in the south. Only son of a bourgeois (not aristocratic!) family. Not sure what he studied; I assume law, but am not sure if this was mentioned. Did not at any point have a mistress. On 5 June, 1832, went to the barricade armed with a double-barrelled hunting carbine.
Combeferre: Birthdate and family unknown. Also from the south. Studied medicine at the Ecole Polytechnique; attended lectures on many different subjects outside his requirements; interned at the Necker Hospital. Had probably become a doctor by 1832. At least one parent still alive when he died. No mistress named or mentioned. Went to the barricade armed with the gun of a National Guard and two pistols.
Courfeyrac: Born 1807; 21 when he was introduced; died at the age of 25. From the south. Born into a noble family. Studied law. Lived in the hotel de la Porte-Saint-Jacques in the Latin Quarter, but sometime between 1830 and early 1832 moved to 16 rue de la Verrerie. No mistress named, but it is assumed that he has had many. Owned a sword-cane which he brought to Lamarque's funeral.
Jean Prouvaire: Birthdate unknown. From the south. Only son of a bourgeois family. Field of study unknown, but undoubtedly connected to the humanities. No mistress named, but was mentioned as being "in love." Armed with an old cavalry musket during the émeute.
Feuilly: Birthdate unknown. From the south; orphaned of both parents. Self-educated, probably no specific area of study. No mistress named or mentioned. Broght a sword (sabre I believe) to the barricade.
Bahorel: Birthdate unknown, but probably a bit older than the rest of them as he had been involved in a riot in 1822. Born in the south to peasant parents. Upon his introduction in 1828, had theoretically been studying law for the past eleven years, but avoided ever finishing or paying attention to his studies. No mistress named, but Joly claimed he was with a girl who "was always laughing." Armed with a rifle on 5 June.
Laigle: Born 1803; 25 when he was introduced; died at the age of 29. From Meaux in the north; son of a postmaster, now deceased. (Didn't own his father's former property in Meaux, having lost it in a bad speculation.) "Studied" law in much the same manner as Bahorel; had no fixed lodging, but stayed most often with Joly. "Shared" Joly's mistress Musichetta to some extent.
Joly: Born 1805; 23 when he was introduced; died at the age of 27. From the south. Studied medicine, much to the detriment of his health. Lived with a girl named Musichetta.
Grantaire: Claimed to be the same age as Laigle, which would make him born 1803, introduced at 25, died at 29. From the south. Field of study unknown; used to be a painter's assistant. Lived near the Café Musain, which was located at the Place Saint-Michel. Rather too ugly to have a girl, but an incorrigible flirt anyway.
[Laigle, Joly, and Grantaire, of course, did not bring weapons to the Corinthe, having come there to dine and not to fight. Laigle and Joly probably received arms "liberated" from a munitions shop once the barricade had gone up.]
Enjolras: Born 1806; 22 when he was introduced; died at the age of 26. From an undisclosed location in the south. Only son of a bourgeois (not aristocratic!) family. Not sure what he studied; I assume law, but am not sure if this was mentioned. Did not at any point have a mistress. On 5 June, 1832, went to the barricade armed with a double-barrelled hunting carbine.
Combeferre: Birthdate and family unknown. Also from the south. Studied medicine at the Ecole Polytechnique; attended lectures on many different subjects outside his requirements; interned at the Necker Hospital. Had probably become a doctor by 1832. At least one parent still alive when he died. No mistress named or mentioned. Went to the barricade armed with the gun of a National Guard and two pistols.
Courfeyrac: Born 1807; 21 when he was introduced; died at the age of 25. From the south. Born into a noble family. Studied law. Lived in the hotel de la Porte-Saint-Jacques in the Latin Quarter, but sometime between 1830 and early 1832 moved to 16 rue de la Verrerie. No mistress named, but it is assumed that he has had many. Owned a sword-cane which he brought to Lamarque's funeral.
Jean Prouvaire: Birthdate unknown. From the south. Only son of a bourgeois family. Field of study unknown, but undoubtedly connected to the humanities. No mistress named, but was mentioned as being "in love." Armed with an old cavalry musket during the émeute.
Feuilly: Birthdate unknown. From the south; orphaned of both parents. Self-educated, probably no specific area of study. No mistress named or mentioned. Broght a sword (sabre I believe) to the barricade.
Bahorel: Birthdate unknown, but probably a bit older than the rest of them as he had been involved in a riot in 1822. Born in the south to peasant parents. Upon his introduction in 1828, had theoretically been studying law for the past eleven years, but avoided ever finishing or paying attention to his studies. No mistress named, but Joly claimed he was with a girl who "was always laughing." Armed with a rifle on 5 June.
Laigle: Born 1803; 25 when he was introduced; died at the age of 29. From Meaux in the north; son of a postmaster, now deceased. (Didn't own his father's former property in Meaux, having lost it in a bad speculation.) "Studied" law in much the same manner as Bahorel; had no fixed lodging, but stayed most often with Joly. "Shared" Joly's mistress Musichetta to some extent.
Joly: Born 1805; 23 when he was introduced; died at the age of 27. From the south. Studied medicine, much to the detriment of his health. Lived with a girl named Musichetta.
Grantaire: Claimed to be the same age as Laigle, which would make him born 1803, introduced at 25, died at 29. From the south. Field of study unknown; used to be a painter's assistant. Lived near the Café Musain, which was located at the Place Saint-Michel. Rather too ugly to have a girl, but an incorrigible flirt anyway.
[Laigle, Joly, and Grantaire, of course, did not bring weapons to the Corinthe, having come there to dine and not to fight. Laigle and Joly probably received arms "liberated" from a munitions shop once the barricade had gone up.]
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And omg with the putting Joly second to last. ;0; You made me scroll you bitch! >:0 *shakyfist*
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And not in the dirty way either.
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(Anonymous) 2006-06-08 04:55 am (UTC)(link)no subject
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But you may know that already.
Remember how I was going on about the timeline being wonky a while ago?
"Christmas 1823 in Montfermeil [...] It was a little boy the woman had had some winters ago [...] -- and now a little more than three years old." -- "Cosette", book three, chapter I, "The Water Question at Montfermeil"
Ie meaning that Gavroche would have been born in 1820. But when he's introduced again, BEFORE les Amis...
"About eight or nine years after the events told in the second part of this story, on the Boulevard du Temple, and in the nighbourhood of the Château d'Eau, there could be seen a little boy of eleven or twelve..." -- "Marius", book one, chapter XIII, "Little Gavroche"
And that's where it doesn't make sense. 8 or 9 years later would make it 1832, which makes sense with him being 12, but why would it be 1832 and then jump back to being 1828 -- ow, my head.
Formatting, hi.