The Man with the Black Feather by Gaston Leroux
"The Man with the Black Feather" by Gaston Leroux is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with M. Theophrastus Longuet, a timid and unremarkable rubber stamp manufacturer, who receives a mysterious sandalwood box from the executor of a deceased friend. Inside, he discovers a bundle of manuscripts that set the stage for an extraordinary tale, where he begins to grapple with his own identity and a past
life that intertwines with the rich history of Paris. At the start of the novel, Theophrastus and his wife, Marceline, along with their friend Adolphe, visit the Conciergerie, a famous historical prison. It is here that Theophrastus experiences an inexplicable connection to the past, uttering phrases that seem foreign yet familiar to him. Following a strange incident involving a hidden document found in the prison's cellars, Theophrastus becomes entwined with the life of a man from the 18th century, grappling with the reality of reincarnation and the mystery of buried treasures. This sets off a thrilling exploration of his previous identity and the fascinating secrets of the past that link to his present. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Leroux, Gaston, 1868-1927 |
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| Illustrator | Relyea, C. M. (Charles M.), 1863-1932 |
| Translator | Jepson, Edgar, 1863-1938 |
| Uniform Title | La double vie de Théophraste Longuet. English |
| Title | The Man with the Black Feather |
| Credits |
Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Reincarnation -- Fiction |
| Subject | Industrialists -- Fiction |
| Subject | Spirit possession -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 46343 |
| Release Date | Jul 20, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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