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Download or read book Monsieur Lecoq written by Emile Gaboriau and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A grisly triple murder occurs in a down-and-out quarter of Paris, and the petty criminal apprehended at the scene of the crime is considered clearly guilty—except by young Monsieur Lecoq. The brilliant but inexperienced young detective digs deeper into the case to discover an affair of family honor involving blackmail, secret identities, and suicide. Outwitted at every turn, Lecoq is compelled to attempt a last-ditch gamble. First published in 1869, Monsieur Lecoq is astonishingly modern and enjoyable. André Gide pronounced author Emile Gaboriau "the father of the modern detective novel," and this is Gaboriau's finest work. Energetic and keenly logical, Lecoq ranks as a significant figure in the history of detective novels; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself acknowledged the fictional sleuth's influence on his own logical mastermind, Sherlock Holmes.
Download or read book Monsieur Lecoq written by Emile Gaboriau and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monsieur Lecoq written by Émile Gaboriau and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2019-07-23T18:43:00Z with total page 919 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last Lecoq novel goes back to the beginning, to Monsieur Lecoq’s first case, the case that began his reputation as a master of detection, master of disguise, and master of detail. The case begins simply: Lecoq and several other policemen come upon a crime as it’s being committed. Three men are dead and the killer is in custody. But who is he? Lecoq and his companion officer spend months trying to figure it out, to no avail. Lecoq finally goes to visit his old mentor in order to gain some insight. The scene then changes to some fifty years previous; in the aftermath of Waterloo, some noblemen return from exile. One of them insults the character of a local who has acted honorably on the nobleman’s behalf, and the remainder of the novel is devoted to how those few minutes end up unravelling the lives of everyone present, and many who aren’t. Gaboriau again demonstrates his ability to mix detective mystery and Dickensian drama, and foreshadows the style of the first two novels of his more famous English cousin in detection. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
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Download or read book Once a Week Library: Monsieur Lecoq, by E. Gaboriau written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Unwilling Executioner by : Andrew Pepper
Download or read book Unwilling Executioner written by Andrew Pepper and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What gives crime fiction its distinctive shape and form? What makes it such a compelling vehicle of social and political critique? Unwilling Executioner argues that the answer lies in the emerging genre's complex and intimate relationship with the bureaucratic state and modern capitalism, and the contradictions that ensue once the state assumes control of the criminal justice system. This study offers a dramatic new interpretation of the genre's emergence and evolution over a three hundred year period and as a genuinely transnational phenomenon. From its roots in the tales of criminality circulated widely in Paris and London in the early eighteenth century, this book examines the extraordinary richness, diversity and complexity of the genre's subsequent thematizations of crime and policing—moving from France and Britain and from continental Europe and the United States to other parts of the globe. In doing so it offers new ways of reading established crime novelists like Gaboriau, Doyle, Hammett, and Simenon, beyond their national contexts and an impulse to characterize their work as either straightforwardly 'radical' or 'conservative'. It also argues for the centrality of writers like Defoe, Gay, Godwin, Vidocq, Morrison, and more recently Manchette, Himes, and Sjöwall and Wahlöö to a project where crime and policing are rooted, and shown to be rooted, in the social and economic conditions of their time. These are all deeply political writers even if their novels exhibit no interest in directly promoting political causes or parties. The result is an agile, layered, and far-reaching account of the crime story's ambivalent relationship to the justice system and its move to complicate our understanding of what crime is and how society is policed and for whose benefit.
Book Synopsis Sherlock Holmes in Three Tales of Missing Documents by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes in Three Tales of Missing Documents written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fantastic collection of short Sherlock Holmes stories features the detective in three classic tales of crime fiction as he works to recover important and confidential documents. Showcasing Sherlock Homes’ remarkable skills of observation and deduction, this short story collection features three tales in which the brilliant detective solves mysterious cases of missing documents. In ‘The Naval Treaty’ (1893), Holmes must track down a vital government treaty and prevent a political scandal. ‘The Second Stain’ (1904) sees the detective hired by the Prime Minister to recover an important document stolen from the Secretary of State for European Affairs. Finally, ‘The Bruce-Partington Plans’ (1908) follows the disappearance of secret submarine plans. Featuring Holmes’ brother, Mycroft, this tale navigates the treacherous world of espionage and murderous schemes. With its gripping plots, intricate puzzles, and memorable characters, this collection is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats. Each of these stories demonstrates the remarkable abilities of Sherlock Holmes and the exceptional writing of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This new collection from Read & Co. Books features the original illustrations by Sidney Paget and a specially commissioned introduction.
Book Synopsis The Notting Hill Mystery by : Charles Felix
Download or read book The Notting Hill Mystery written by Charles Felix and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Source documents compiled by insurance investigator Ralph Henderson are used to build a case against Baron "R___", who is suspected of murdering his wife. The baron's wife died from drinking a bottle of acid, apparently while sleepwalking in her husband's private laboratory. Henderson's suspicions are raised when he learns that the baron recently had purchased five life insurance policies for his wife. As Henderson investigates the case, he discovers not one but three murders. Although the baron's guilt is clear to the reader even from the outset, how he did it remains a mystery. Eventually this is revealed, but how to catch him becomes the final challenge; he seems to have committed the perfect crime.
Book Synopsis Classic Mysteries - The Émile Gaboriau Edition (Detective Novels & Murder Cases) by : Émile Gaboriau
Download or read book Classic Mysteries - The Émile Gaboriau Edition (Detective Novels & Murder Cases) written by Émile Gaboriau and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-25 with total page 3751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited collection of classic mysteries by Émile Gaboriau has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Monsieur Lecoq Series: The Widow Lerouge The Mystery of Orcival File No. 113 Monsieur Lecoq The Honor of the Name Caught in the Net The Champdoce Mystery Other Mysteries: The Count's Millions Pascal and Marguerite Baron Trigault's Vengeance The Clique of Gold Other People's Money Within an Inch of His Life Short Stories: A Thousand Francs Reward Military Sketches The Cantiniere The Barber of the Squadron The Vaguemestre The Zouave The Fantassin, or Foot-Soldier The Soldier of the Light Infantry
Book Synopsis The Lerouge Case by : Émile Gaboriau
Download or read book The Lerouge Case written by Émile Gaboriau and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-08 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes by : Graeme Davis
Download or read book The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes written by Graeme Davis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This masterful collection of seventeen classic mystery stories, dating from 1837 to 1914, traces the earliest history of popular detective fiction. Today, the figure of Sherlock Holmes towers over detective fiction like a colossus—but it was not always so. Edgar Allan Poe’s Dupin, the hero of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” anticipated Holmes’ deductive reasoning by more than forty years. In A Study in Scarlet, the first of Holmes’ adventures, Doyle acknowledged his debt to Poe—and to Émile Gaboriau, whose thief-turned-detective Monsieur Lecoq debuted in France twenty years earlier. If Rue Morgue was the first true detective story in English, the title of the first full-length detective novel is more hotly contested. Among the possibilities are two books by Wilkie Collins—The Woman in White (1859) and The Moonstone (1868)—Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s The Trail of the Serpent (1861) or Aurora Floyd (1862), and The Notting Hill Mystery (1862-3) by the pseudonymous “Charles Felix.” As the early years of detective fiction gave way to two separate golden ages—hard-boiled tales in America and intricately-plotted “cozy” murders in Britain—and these new sub-genres went their own ways, their detectives still required the intelligence and clear-sightedness that characterized the earliest works of detective fiction: the trademarks of Sherlock Holmes, and of all the detectives featured in these pages.
Download or read book The Armchair Detective written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Mystery of Orcival Annotated by : Émile Gaboriau
Download or read book The Mystery of Orcival Annotated written by Émile Gaboriau and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About BookThe Mystery of Orcival is a novel by Émile Gaboriau, published in 1867, and part of the Monsieur Lecoq series. Similar to Sherlock Holmes, Lecoq is a genius detective; arrogant, proud, a master of disguise, and known for deducing things that others cannot see. The character was apparently based on Eugène François Vidocq, a police officer who used to be a thief.
Book Synopsis Before Sherlock Holmes by : LeRoy Lad Panek
Download or read book Before Sherlock Holmes written by LeRoy Lad Panek and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally, the history of detective stories as a literary genre begins in the 19th century with the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Emile Gaboriau and a handful of other writers. The 19th century was actually awash in detective stories, though many, like the so-called detective notebooks, are so rare that they lay beyond the reach of even the most dedicated readers. This volume surveys the first 50 years of the detective story in 19th century America and England, examining not only major works, but also the lesser known--including contemporary pseudo-biographies, magazines, story papers, and newspapers--only recently accessible through new media. By rewriting the history of the mystery genre, this study opens up new avenues for literary exploration. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Book Synopsis Literary Afterlife by : Bernard A. Drew
Download or read book Literary Afterlife written by Bernard A. Drew and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-03-08 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an encyclopedic work, arranged by broad categories and then by original authors, of literary pastiches in which fictional characters have reappeared in new works after the deaths of the authors that created them. It includes book series that have continued under a deceased writer's real or pen name, undisguised offshoots issued under the new writer's name, posthumous collaborations in which a deceased author's unfinished manuscript is completed by another writer, unauthorized pastiches, and "biographies" of literary characters. The authors and works are entered under the following categories: Action and Adventure, Classics (18th Century and Earlier), Classics (19th Century), Classics (20th Century), Crime and Mystery, Espionage, Fantasy and Horror, Humor, Juveniles (19th Century), Juveniles (20th Century), Poets, Pulps, Romances, Science Fiction and Westerns. Each original author entry includes a short biography, a list of original works, and information on the pastiches based on the author's characters.
Book Synopsis General catalogue of printed books by : British museum. Dept. of printed books
Download or read book General catalogue of printed books written by British museum. Dept. of printed books and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses by : George A. Katchmer
Download or read book A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses written by George A. Katchmer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before sound became an essential part of motion pictures, Westerns were an established genre. The men and women who brought to life cowboys, cowgirls, villains, sidekicks, distressed damsels and outraged townspeople often continued with their film careers, finding success and fame well into the sound era--always knowing that it was in silent Westerns that their careers began. More than a thousand of these once-silent Western players are featured in this fully indexed encyclopedic work. Each entry includes a detailed biography, covering both personal and professional milestones and a complete Western filmography. A foreword is supplied by Diana Serra Cary (formerly the child star "Baby Peggy"), who performed with many of the actors herein.
Book Synopsis Sherlock Holmes and the Crime of Murder by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and the Crime of Murder written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling collection of the 20 most challenging murder cases solved by Arthur Conan Doyle’s remarkable detective, Sherlock Holmes. Join Sherlock Holmes in this new collection of classic short stories as he investigates cases involving murder and foul play. In these tales, Holmes uses his exceptional deductive skills and knowledge of criminal psychology to unravel the most complex of cases and bring the perpetrators to justice. With his trademark attention to detail, he navigates the dangerous and treacherous world of murder and brings clarity to the most puzzling crimes. The stories featured in this volume include: - The Boscombe Valley Mystery - The Five Orange Pips - The Speckled Band - Silver Blaze - The Reigate Squires - The Resident Patient - The Empty House - Black Peter First published between 1891 and 1927, these classic tales showcase the exceptional writing of Arthur Conan Doyle and the remarkable abilities of Sherlock Holmes. This new collection from Read & Co. Books features the original illustrations by Sidney Paget and a specially commissioned introduction.
