The Count's Millions (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Pascal and Marguerite & Baron Trigault's Vengeance - Historical Mystery NovelsBy Émile Gaboriau
Length26h 30m
About this audiobook
The Count's Millions is a dense, absorbing work of nineteenth-century French sensation and detective fiction, centered on inheritance, hidden identity, social ambition, and the moral hazards of wealth. Gaboriau develops the mystery surrounding a noble fortune with procedural patience, melodramatic intensity, and sharp attention to legal and domestic detail. Its style combines Balzacian social observation with the emerging mechanics of detective narrative, situating private scandal within the broader anxieties of bourgeois Paris. Émile Gaboriau, often regarded as a founder of the modern detective novel, brought to fiction a journalist's eye for evidence, motive, and public intrigue. His experience writing for the popular press helped shape his taste for serialized suspense, intricate plotting, and revelations paced for maximum effect. In works such as Monsieur Lecoq and The Widow Lerouge, he established methods of investigation that would influence later crime writers, including Conan Doyle. This novel is recommended to readers interested in the origins of detective fiction, Victorian-era sensation novels, and the social critique embedded in popular narrative. It rewards patience with a richly constructed mystery and a penetrating view of money's power over family, reputation, and justice.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length26 hrs 30 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 18, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Count's Millions (Annotated)
11Baron Trigault's Vengeance (pt. 1)
2Introduction
12Baron Trigault's Vengeance (pt. 2)
3Historical Context
13Baron Trigault's Vengeance (pt. 3)
4Synopsis (Selection)
14Baron Trigault's Vengeance (pt. 4)
5Pascal and Marguerite (pt. 1)
15Baron Trigault's Vengeance (pt. 5)
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6Pascal and Marguerite (pt. 2)
16Baron Trigault's Vengeance (pt. 6)
7Pascal and Marguerite (pt. 3)
17Analysis
8Pascal and Marguerite (pt. 4)
18Reflection
9Pascal and Marguerite (pt. 5)
19Memorable Quotes
10Pascal and Marguerite (pt. 6)
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