Gaston Leroux
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The Secret of the Night (1913) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. The Secret of the Night marked the third appearance of popular character Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter and part-time sleuth who features in several of Leroux's novels. Originally a journalist, Leroux turned to fiction after reading the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. Often considered one of the best mystery writers of all time, Leroux's novel has been adapted...
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The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1908) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. The Perfume of the Lady in Black marked the second appearance of popular character Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter and part-time sleuth who features in several of Leroux's novels. Originally a journalist, Leroux turned to fiction after reading the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. Often considered one of the best mysteries of all time, the novel has been...
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The Man With the Black Feather (1909) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. Originally, a journalist, Leroux turned to fiction after reading the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. His most famous work, The Phantom of the Opera, has become legendary through several adaptations for film, theater, and television, including Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated 1886 Broadway musical of the same name.
Walking into his office one morning,...
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Le grand lustre qui s'effondre pendant une représentation, un machiniste qui est retrouvé pendu, l'Opéra est le théâtre d'évènements étranges. La direction se rend à l'évidence: un fantme ou un homme machiavélique répondant au nom de Erik hante le théâtre. Des témoins affirment avoir vu le visage de cet être: déformé, il n'appartient pas à un humain. Peu après, les directeurs de l'Opéra reçoivent des demandes mensuelles de 20...
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Excerpt: "The strange adventures of M. Théophraste Longuet, which ended so tragically, originated in a visit to the prison of the Conciergerie, on the 28th of June, 1899. Therefore this history is modern; but the writer would say that, having read and examined all the papers and writings of M. Théophraste Longuet, its recentness does not detract from its sensational character."
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Mezcla de romanticismo y novela gótica, esta intensa historia de desamor, música y deformidades ha dado origen a multitud de adaptaciones, donde vemos con predominancia una lucha por el amor, en la cual el misterio y la intriga acompañan al lector. En esta novela, Erik, un genio con su rostro desfigurado, quien vive en los pasadizos subterráneos de la Ópera de París, trata de ganarse el amor de la cantante Christine Daae. La intriga sobre El...
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One of the defining novels of the entire crime genre, Gaston Leroux's The Mystery of the Yellow Room has inspired readers and writers including Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr, and is now republished in hardback in the Detective Club series with a brand new introduction.
Breaking down her door in response to the sounds of a violent attack and a gunshot, Mademoiselle Stangerson's rescuers are appalled to find her dying on the floor, clubbed down...
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Une édition de référence d'Un homme dans la nuit de Gaston Leroux, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« À toute vapeur, le train filait dans la Prairie. Il avait quitté les rives du Missouri, laissé derrière lui les faubourgs manufacturiers d'Omaha City et dirigeait sa course folle vers Cheyenne, traversant dans toute sa largeur, de l'est à l'ouest, l'État de Nebraska. Le train se trouvait alors dans la...
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The Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille (2021) is a trilogy of novels by French writer Gaston Leroux. Originally, a journalist, Leroux turned to fiction after reading the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. This collection compiles the first three novels in his series featuring Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter and amateur detective, whose crime solving abilities gain him a reputation throughout Europe. Joseph Rouletabille is more than meets...
11) The Dark Road
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Excerpt: "The Nut lay on the scorching beach facing the terrible sea in which the hungry sharks, the warders of his prison, were disporting. The convict was like a weary animal at rest. In truth, he had availed himself of the "relaxation" at ten o'clock to seek out a little fresh air and seclusion between two precipitous crags which cut him off from the rest of the convict settlement. If only he could live alone! No longer to hear anything. No longer...
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Quand un jeune Français se rebelle contre l'armée allemande
Le jeune Confitou, fils d'un père français et d'une mère allemande, et plutt enclin à suivre l'exemple de sa mère, change totalement de sentiments lorsque les Allemands arrivent. Il va même prendre les armes pour trahir sa mère et son oncle, officier allemand, et aider à la libération de son village…
Ce court roman, paru en feuilletons quotidiens, inaugure les textes « de...
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Excerpt: "As the liner steamed into Callao Roads, and long before it had anchored, it was surrounded by a flotilla of small boats. A moment later, deck, saloons and cabins were invaded by a host of gesticulating and strong-minded boatmen, whose badges attested that they were duly licensed to carry off what passengers and luggage they could. They raged impotently, however, round Francis Montgomery, F.R.S., who sat enthroned on a pile of securely locked...
14) Mister Flow
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Extrait : "Mon audace et mon bonheur dans les jeux les plus redoutables (voir code pénal...) m'ont valu l'admiration universelle. Cependant, mon cas, s'il n'était à s'évanouir d'épouvante, serait tout à fait bouffon, et, parmi toutes les tempêtes qu'il a soulevées, je songe à la tempête de rires qui m'accueillerait si l'on savait toute la vérité. (Extrait des confessions de L'Homme aux cent visages.)"
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Extrait : "— Barinia, le jeune étranger est arrivé. — O l'as-tu mis ? — Oh ! il est resté dans la loge. — Je t'avais dit de le conduire dans le petit salon de Natacha : tu ne m'as donc pas compris, Ermolaï ? — Excusez-moi, barinia, mais le jeune étranger, lorsque j'ai voulu le fouiller, m'a envoyé un solide coup de pied dans le ventre."
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Extrait : "Le navire n'était pas plutt entré en rade de Callao qu'il était déjà envahi, avant même qu'il eût jeté l'ancre, par une multitude de bateliers criards et tyranniques. Les escaliers, les cabines, les salons furent pleins, en une seconde, de cette engeance matriculée, comme nos commissionnaires, qui avait la prétention d'enlever tous les passagers."
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The long-ago mysteries of the great opera house in Paris have never been explained. Why did so many terrible tragedies happen there? Why did everyone flee from it in fear? This gripping story about the "opera ghost" and the beautiful singer he loves launched one of the most popular musicals in Broadway history-and it serves up enough thrills, chills, and surprises to keep even the most reluctant reader fascinated.
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Un grand classique du roman policier!
On a tenté d'assassiner Mlle Stangerson...
Alors que la jeune femme hurle «À l'assassin», ses proches se précipitent à son chevet pour la secourir.
Enfermée à double tour dans la «Chambre jaune », porte, volets et fenêtres verrouillés, Mathilde Stangerson est retrouvée étendue sur le plancher, gravement blessée. L'assassin lui s'est volatilisé... Comment s'est-il s'échappé de la pièce entièrement...
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Emoji Phantom of the Opera finally answers the age-old question, how would this story play out with emojis, shorthand, and texts? This incredibly original take on a classic story will have you LOLing. What would happen if the characters of Phantom of the Operacould text each other? How would the ghost of the Paris Opera House make itself known? Would Raoul be able to convince Christine to go away with him? Phantom of the Opera is a classic romance...
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"Strange things are going on at the Paris Opera House: a mysterious phantom--a skeleton in dinner dress--is wreaking havoc amongst the singers and the backstage staff. When new managers take over, and dismiss the rumours of the Opera Ghost, the terror really begins. Who is the mysterious figure stalking the stage at night? How can he be everywhere at once, and enter and leave locked rooms at will? And what is his connection to the beautiful and talented...