Émile Gaboriau

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The Count's Millions (The Count's Millions Part I) (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in 1870 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Count's Millions' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval - a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean Diable (1862) is seen as the world's first modern detective novel.

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Autor

Émile Gaboriau (1832-1873) was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction. He became a secretary to Paul Féval, and after publishing some novels and miscellaneous writings, found his real gift in detective novels. Gaboriau's most famous character was Monsieur Lecoq, a young police officer who was the hero in several of his novels. He also wrote a long series of novels dealing with the annals of the police court which proved very popular.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Altersempfehlung: ab 5 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473350038
• Artikelnr.: 47989653