Solomon Cleaver
Encyclopedia
Solomon Cleaver was a Winnipeg
minister
and storyteller
best known for his adaptation of Victor Hugo
's Les Misérables
, published in 1935 as Jean Val Jean
. Cleaver was a well-known orator; and actor Raymond Massey
is said to have practiced Cleaver's sermons as a child.
Solomon Cleaver's remaining relatives are his great grandsons John Cleaver Barnes and Douglas James Edgar Barnes.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
minister
Minister of religion
In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community...
and storyteller
Storytelling
Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
best known for his adaptation of Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
's Les Misérables
Les Misérables
Les Misérables , translated variously from the French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, or The Victims), is an 1862 French novel by author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century...
, published in 1935 as Jean Val Jean
Jean Val Jean
Jean Val Jean is a 1935 novel by Solomon Cleaver. It is an English-language retelling of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.Around the turn of the 20th century, Cleaver, then a young minister from Winnipeg, read through Les Misérables and would often retell it in his own words. His...
. Cleaver was a well-known orator; and actor Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Raymond Hart Massey was a Canadian/American actor.-Early life:Massey was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Anna , who was born in Illinois, and Chester Daniel Massey, the wealthy owner of the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Company. Massey's family could trace their ancestry back to the American...
is said to have practiced Cleaver's sermons as a child.
Solomon Cleaver's remaining relatives are his great grandsons John Cleaver Barnes and Douglas James Edgar Barnes.