Les Misérables

Les Misérables was a French novel written by Victor Hugo. (PROSE: Just War)

The book was originally going to be a comedy, but the entire plot was changed after Hugo was brought to the Catacombs beneath Paris by the Fourth Doctor, which nearly gave the writer a heart attack. (COMIC: The Forgotten) Hugo wrote it in Guernsey. The Doctor told him to change the title, but he wouldn't listen. (PROSE: Just War)

The novel was known for being long - the Twelfth Doctor once stated that even his long life was too short for reading Hugo's book. (TV: In the Forest of the Night)

A play based on the novel was performed in the United States many times, but also featured in England. The Eleventh Doctor suggested the necrotist Monos should go see it while he was in London. (COMIC: Sticks and Stones)