- Norman Mckinnell was a Scottish stage and film actor from 1870-1932. He appeared in many UK stage roles and some films, most notably Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 film Downhill. - As a playwright, he is known for his play The Bishop's Candlesticks, an adaptation of a section of Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. - Mckinnell died of a heart attack in London in 1932 at the age of 62.

3. Norman Mckinnell (10 February 1870
– 29 March 1932) was a Scottish stage
and film actor and playwright, active
from the 1890s until his death. He
appeared in many stage roles in the UK
and overseas as well as featuring in a
number of films, the best known of
which is Alfred Hitchcock's 1927
production Downhill. His surname was
sometimes mistranscribed as Mckinnell.
Mckinnell was born in 1870 at Maxwell
town, Kirkcudbrightshire. As a
playwright he is known for the play, The
Bishop's Candlesticks, an adaptation of
a section of Victor Hugo's Les
Misérables. Mckinnell died of a heart
attack in London on 29 March 1932,aged

4. About the novel : The les
Misérables….

5. In Paris, politics, work issues, and various unsatisfactory conditions are gradually
bringing a faction of workers and college students to the point of revolt. An
insurrection takes place; Marius joins in hoping to die since he will not be able to
have Cosette. Valjean joins the insurrection because he believes he is losing Cosette’s
love and because, although he hates him bitterly, he intends to try to protect Marius
for Cosette.When the barricades are finally overtaken, Valjean rescues Marius and
escapes through the city sewers. Marius is unconscious and does not know who
rescued him. When his health returns, he insists once again on marrying Cosette, and
this time the grandfather relents. Old wounds are at least partially healed. As
Javert is also dead, it would seem that Cosette, Valjean, Marius and his grandfather
could all form one happy family. Cosette and Marius marry, but Valjean reveals the
truth of himself to Marius who gradually banishes him from even seeing Cosette.The
Thenardiers are a continuous nuisance and occasionally a real threat throughout the
book, but in spite of Thenardier’s intention to bring harm to Valjean, he actually
reveals the truth of Valjean’s history to Marius. Valjean dies in the end, but it is
with contentment after a joyful reunion with Cosette. He is content to know that
Cosette and Marius have “forgiven” him, although it seems as though Valjean himself
With little income, Marius in unable to marry Cosette and prevent Valjean from taking
her away again, and his grandfather refuses to give consent for a marriage to
someone he assumes is beneath him.

7. The play begins with Persome scolding a
young girl called Marie , and tries to
underestimate and always to outwit
her. She is always dissatisfied with
whatever she does. She becomes
worried on finding that her brother ,
the generous bishop has not arrived.
She’s shocked to find the time 11
o’clock at night. She asks Marie
about it when she explains it. This
time she tries to prove her a
nincompoop.

8. She starts to scold Marie now. The soup
starts boiling when Persome teaches her
how to pour it and grows outraged to find
that her brother had sold her favourite
salt cellars to Monseigneur Gervais and get
the money to pay the rent for Mere
Gringoire , a poor old lady who is unable
to pay it . She ends up sobbing

9. The Bishop returns home and grows
worried to see his sister’s eyes
red. He turns to Marie and informs
her that her mother is well . The
generous one sends her back to her
home with his muffler. A heated
argument follows between the
brother and sister , though the
bishop answering calmly and his
sister arrogantly for selling the
salt cellars. Later she cools down

10. Persome asks her brother to eat now.
She begins to comically remarks him to
sell his candlesticks . The bishop ,
blesses her for her remark , but
refuses. He then blesses her and sends
her to sleep. He sits down to read
beside crucifix . Suddenly , a fierce
image rises up from the back of the
door stealthily

11. The image starts to threaten the
bishop for food. The bishop kindly
calls his sister over to serve him
food. The sister , at first is
frightened , but later obeys. The
figure tears the food fiercely with
his long nails like an animal with
his long nails and says they never
use forks in prison. Persome is
startled. He closes the windows

12. The Bishop signals Persome to leave .
She fears , later accepts. The
bishop affectionately questions about
his identity . He reveals him as
15729 , and when a time he was a
man with a family , the society made
him to lose everything. He started
to steal . He was arrested ,
tortured and turned into a beast in a
prison called hell. He says how he
escaped , and was left to starve. He

13. The bishop bids him off to sleep .
The convict becomes suspicious but
is later moved by his words. After
the bishop’s gone , he wakes up ,
steals the candlesticks and runs
away . As for the bishop and
persome , they are left startled ,
shortly after realizing that they
have been robbed. But still , The
bishop’s calmness does not go off

14. The sergeants arrive at the bishop’s home
with the convict. The bishop asks them to
free the convict saying him the bishop's
friend. The sergeants first refuse and later
move. The convict is ashamed of his
behaviour. He bows before the bishop. His
heart changes. He becomes a human back
again . The bishop gives the candlesticks to
him and asks him to make a business out of
it . The convict gracefully with a thanking
heart leaves the bishop. He later becomes a
popular business man

15. Characters…..
Persome , The bishop’s red face sister
Bishop , The kind and generous one
Jean Valjean , The convict
Marie , The little servant
Sergeants

16. The world’s needed message to
the readers…
This play gives out such a beautiful message that
criminals can be changed , NOT BY VIOLENT
METHODS WHEREAS BY LOVE AND AFFECTION

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