<p>Written over a hundred years ago to draw attention to the problems of justice and poverty in France; Les Misérables has become a global phenomenon. Its message is seen as applicable to people throughout the world facing oppression and unfair justice. Yet it is the film and the musical that has achieved this global status ? not the book itself.<br><br>Millions of people have been left in tears by the story of Cosette, Fantine, Valjean and Jav...