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  • The Buried Cause

    Unearthing Hidden History in the Lee Monument Cornerstone

    Casting a modern light on memories and artifacts of the Civil WarIn December 2021, a copper box filled with artifacts that had been buried beneath the statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, for 134 years was opened with great ceremony. Newspaper articles from 1887 had dubbed these mementos of Lee and life in the capital during and after the Civil War “cornerstone ... Read more

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  • A Cardinal Sin

    Intrigue, Corruption, and Moral Dilemmas in 19th-Century France

    by Eugène Sue ...
    Translated by Alexina Loranger Donovan ...
    Eug√®ne Sue'Äôs "A Cardinal Sin" delves into the moral complexities of faith, devotion, and human folly against the backdrop of 19th-century French society. This novel employs the dramatic style of feuilleton, blending elements of social critique and sensational narrative. Through vivid characterizations and intricate plots, Sue explores the dichotomy between piety and hypocrisy, exposing the ... Read more

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  • MURDER MYSTERY Boxed Set: Action Thrillers & Detective Tales (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. 19th-Century Paris Whodunits: Monsieur Lecoq Cases and Other Classic French Police Procedurals

    MURDER MYSTERY Boxed Set: Action Thrillers & Detective Tales gathers Émile Gaboriau's pioneering crime fiction, where sensational intrigue, social observation, and rigorous detection converge. These narratives move through drawing rooms, prisons, courts, and Parisian streets with the momentum of feuilleton fiction, yet they also establish many conventions of the modern detective tale: clue ... Read more

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  • The count of Monte Cristo Vol.5 by Alexandre Dumas

    The count of Monte Cristo Series

    Series series THE CLASSIC EBOOKS
    The count of Monte Cristo Vol.5 by Alexandre Dumas-Included TOC for Reader.-Included biography the author.-Added over 100 Illustrations.The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (père). It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. He completed the work in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is ... Read more

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  • Camille (La Dame Aux Camilias)

    Camille (La Dame Aux Camilias) by Alexandre Dumas, Fils. ... Read more

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  • Monsieur Lecoq (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Murder Mystery Novel

    Monsieur Lecoq stands among the foundational texts of detective fiction, presenting a complex inquiry into a brutal crime at the Paris tavern La Poivrière. Gaboriau combines melodramatic intrigue, social observation, and procedural exactitude, placing Lecoq's inductive reasoning within the turbulent moral landscape of Second Empire France. Its layered structure, moving from crime scene analysis to ... Read more

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  • The Complete French Mystery Detective Anthologies of Emile Gaboriau (English Edition)

    French writer, considered the father of detective fiction. His first novel, The Lerouge Case was a huge success. We see the emergence of Lecoq, the detective. This character inspired Conan Doyle as a model of the ingenious detective who solves mysteries by his extraordinary deductive capabilities. But, unlike Sherlock Holmes, Lecoq is based on more realistic investigations, closer to the ... Read more

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  • La Constantin

    Series series Celebrated Crimes
    "La Constantin" by Alexandre Dumas is a tale of intrigue, ambition, and betrayal set in the vibrant world of 19th-century theater. The story follows La Constantin, a talented and ambitious actress whose rise to fame is fraught with personal and professional challenges. As she navigates the complexities of love, rivalry, and societal expectations, her journey becomes a battleground for identity and ... Read more

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  • The Deserted Woman

    Translated by Ellen Marriage ...
    Some of Honore de Balzac's best writing focuses on the frustrations and passions of women trapped in unhappy marriages. In the novella "The Deserted Woman," the Vicomtesse de Beauseant is trapped, but it is partially a trap of her own making. Abandoned by her lover and estranged from her husband, she contemplates her limited options. ... Read more

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  • Modeste Mignon

    „Modeste Mignon”, by Honoré de Balzac (1846). The heroine of this romance, a young woman of romantic temperament Modeste Mignon, lives in a small city in northwestern France. She has the religious faith of a child, while her mind is exceptionally well informed in many ways. The young girl, daring in her simplicity, enjoys the writings of the famous Parisian poet Melchior de Canalis and imagines ... Read more

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  • Monsieur Lecoq Cases: Complete Detective Series (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Parisian police procedural collection of methodical investigations inspired by Vidocq

    Monsieur Lecoq Cases: Complete Detective Series gathers Émile Gaboriau's pioneering investigations featuring the ingenious police detective Monsieur Lecoq, whose methods anticipate the modern logic of crime fiction. Combining sensational plots, meticulous clue-reading, social observation, and melodramatic suspense, these narratives move through prisons, courtrooms, aristocratic houses, and ... Read more

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  • The Adventures of Monsieur de Mailly

    from the author of A Voyage to Arcturus

    by David Lindsay ...
    France, 1700 — an age of wit and sophistication, frippery and flattery, reputation and ridicule; an age of politics, romance, intrigue and the sword.Gaston de Mailly, ex-solider and down-at-heel gentleman, is living in a Paris that has little use for his skill with a blade. Fortunately, his wit is equally sharp. Allying himself to the sceptical lawyer Fleurus, Mailly offers to try his hand at any ... Read more

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