In the novel "Les Miserables", Jean Valjean spends 19 years in prison after stealing this
The first five years of Valjean's prison term were for stealing a loaf of bread to 
feed... [DOC] [TLE] Les Misrables Summary - eNotes.com [PAR] In Les Misrables, Jean Valjean spends nineteen years in prison for stealing a 
loaf of bread.