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Which came first: Les Misérables (the novel) or Louis Vuitton?
Louis Vuitton came first, in 1854 (founded). Les Misérables (the novel) followed 8 years later, in 1862 (published).
- Second1862
Les Misérables (the novel)
book · publishedVictor Hugo's Les Misérables came out in 1862 and builds to the Paris uprising of 1832.
- First1854
Louis Vuitton
company · foundedLouis Vuitton founded his label in Paris in 1854; his stackable flat-topped trunks followed in 1858.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.