After committing a minor crime, he is followed by Inspector (*) Javert.
In this novel, the protagonist's daughter falls in love with Marius, who is rescued by the protagonist in an escape through the sewers.  That man gives himself up to save an innocent man and is imprisoned in Toulon, from which he escapes and adopts the illegitimate child of Fantine. After committing a minor crime, he is followed by Inspector (*) Javert. Imprisoned for nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean is the main character, along with his daughter Cosette in FTP What 1862 novel by Victor Hugo that was turned in to a successful musical?
In this novel, the protagonist's daughter falls in love with Marius, who is rescued by the protagonist in an escape through the sewers.  
{Les Miserables}