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The Count's Millions #2
Baron Trigault's Vengeance
Emile Gaboriau (1833-1873) is an important figure in the history of detective fiction. A French journalist and novelist, he created the "roman policier" with a series of books involving private detective Monsieur Lecoq, who works logically. Lecoq was based on a real-life thief turned policeman named Francois Vidocq (1775-1857), whose memoirs mixed fiction and fact. Gaboriau's huge following was eclipsed by Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Interestingly, Holmes may have been at least partly based on Bagoriau's character, consulting detective Father Tabaret, whose methods Lecoq adopts in the first Lecoq book.
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First published January 1, 1870
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About the author
Émile Gaboriau
476 books56 followersGaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime. He became a secretary to Paul Féval, and after publishing some novels and miscellaneous writings, found his real gift in L'Affaire Lerouge (1866).
The book, which was Gaboriau's first detective novel, introduced an amateur detective. It also introduced a young police officer named Monsieur Lecoq, who was the hero in three of Gaboriau's later detective novels. The character of Lecoq was based on a real-life thief turned police officer, Eugène François Vidocq (1775–1857), whose own memoirs, Les Vrais Mémoires de Vidocq, mixed fiction and fact. It may also have been influenced by the villainous Monsieur Lecoq, one of the main protagonists of Féval's Les Habits Noirs book series.
The book was published in "Le Siècle" and at once made his reputation. Gaboriau gained a huge following, but when Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, Monsieur Lecoq's international fame declined. The story was produced on the stage in 1872. A long series of novels dealing with the annals of the police court followed, and proved very popular. Gaboriau died in Paris of pulmonary apoplexy.
Gaboriau's books were generally well received. About the Mystery of the Orcival, Harper's wrote in 1872 "Of its class of romance - French sensational - this is a remarkable and unique specimen". A film version of Le Dossier n° 113 (File No. 113) was released in 1932.
The book, which was Gaboriau's first detective novel, introduced an amateur detective. It also introduced a young police officer named Monsieur Lecoq, who was the hero in three of Gaboriau's later detective novels. The character of Lecoq was based on a real-life thief turned police officer, Eugène François Vidocq (1775–1857), whose own memoirs, Les Vrais Mémoires de Vidocq, mixed fiction and fact. It may also have been influenced by the villainous Monsieur Lecoq, one of the main protagonists of Féval's Les Habits Noirs book series.
The book was published in "Le Siècle" and at once made his reputation. Gaboriau gained a huge following, but when Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, Monsieur Lecoq's international fame declined. The story was produced on the stage in 1872. A long series of novels dealing with the annals of the police court followed, and proved very popular. Gaboriau died in Paris of pulmonary apoplexy.
Gaboriau's books were generally well received. About the Mystery of the Orcival, Harper's wrote in 1872 "Of its class of romance - French sensational - this is a remarkable and unique specimen". A film version of Le Dossier n° 113 (File No. 113) was released in 1932.
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May 16, 2016
I was totally engrossed in The Count's Millions the second time around and couldn't wait to launch into part 2, Baron Trigault's Vengeance. Loving it!
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The sequel to The Count's Millions ... and it is launched with a bang since the book was essentially just chopped in half when they published it in the U.S. So we are hip-deep in unsolved mysteries and I am going nuts trying to figure out who all these mysterious people are ... more later.
A highly complicated plot, with cliff-hangers, intense back stories, very bad mothers and very good mothers ... all of which made a very satisfying story. I especially liked the author's acerbic comments about society and personality types, which still hold true today for the most part. Amusingly made and also used to move the story along. I hope to read it someday on Forgotten Classics. But don't wait for that, as it may be a while. It is free from Gutenberg Project or Amazon on the Kindle. Get both The Count's Millions and this and enjoy them.
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The sequel to The Count's Millions ... and it is launched with a bang since the book was essentially just chopped in half when they published it in the U.S. So we are hip-deep in unsolved mysteries and I am going nuts trying to figure out who all these mysterious people are ... more later.
A highly complicated plot, with cliff-hangers, intense back stories, very bad mothers and very good mothers ... all of which made a very satisfying story. I especially liked the author's acerbic comments about society and personality types, which still hold true today for the most part. Amusingly made and also used to move the story along. I hope to read it someday on Forgotten Classics. But don't wait for that, as it may be a while. It is free from Gutenberg Project or Amazon on the Kindle. Get both The Count's Millions and this and enjoy them.
May 27, 2017
I really enjoyed this author's writing style and story, this continues The Count's Millions and its fattest with a bit of excitement. what I like it's that neither the hero nor the heroine act helpless when trials strike. And while the ending is good, there's no fairytale happily ever after for everyone. Not everyone gets their just desserts.
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