The Lone Wolf (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Detective MysteryBy Louis Joseph Vance
Length49h 23m
About this audiobook
First published in 1914, The Lone Wolf introduces Michael Lanyard, the elegant master thief whose criminal brilliance is gradually redirected by conscience, love, and the pressures of a modernizing Europe. Set amid Parisian intrigue and transatlantic suspense, the novel blends detective fiction, society romance, and adventure melodrama with the polished pace of the prewar popular thriller. Vance's style is urbane and cinematic, rich in disguises, reversals, and moral ambiguity, placing the book within the tradition of Raffles, Arsène Lupin, and the gentleman-criminal narrative. Louis Joseph Vance, an American novelist and screenwriter, was a prolific craftsman of popular fiction in the early twentieth century. His familiarity with magazine serialization, theatrical plotting, and emerging film culture shaped the novel's brisk structure and visual immediacy. In Lanyard, Vance created not merely a rogue but a figure of divided identity, reflecting contemporary fascination with mobility, cosmopolitanism, and the possibility of self-reinvention. The Lone Wolf is recommended for readers interested in classic crime fiction, elegant adventure, and the origins of the modern antihero. It offers both entertainment and historical insight into a genre discovering its international, stylish, and morally complex possibilities.
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
Length49 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 24, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Lone Wolf (Annotated)
76XIX SIX BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE
2Introduction
77XX THE SYBARITES
3Historical Context
78XXI SOUNDINGS
4Synopsis (Selection)
79XXII OUT OF SOUNDINGS
5I TROYON'S
80XXIII THE CIGARETTE
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6II RETURN
81XXIV HISTORIC REPETITION
7III A POINT OF INTERROGATION
82XXV THE MALCONTENT
8IV A STRATAGEM
83XXVI THE BINNACLE
9V ANTICLIMAX
84XXVII ÇA VA BIEN!
10VI THE PACK GIVES TONGUE
85XXVIII FINALE
11VII L'ABBAYE
86Red Masquerade: Being the Story of The Lone Wolf's Daughter
12VIII THE HIGH HAND
87APOLOGY
13IX DISASTER
88BOOK I A CHAPTER FROM THE YOUTH OF MONSIEUR MICHAEL LANYARD
14X TURN ABOUT
89I PLEBEIAN AND PRINCE
15XI FLIGHT
90II THE PRINCESS SOFIA
16XII AWAKENING
91III MONSIEUR QUIXOTE
17XIII CONFESSIONAL
92IV THE FOOL AND HIS MONEY
18XIV RIVE DROIT
93V IMPOSTOR
19XV SHEER IMPUDENCE
94VI THÉRÈSE
20XVI RESTITUTION
95VII FAMILY REUNION
21XVII THE FORLORN HOPE
96VIII GREEK VS. GREEK
22XVIII ENIGMA
97IX PAID IN FULL
23XIX UNMASKED
98BOOK II THE LONE WOLF'S DAUGHTER
24XX WAR
99I THE GIRL SOFIA
25XXI APOSTATE
100II MASKS AND FACES
26XXII TRAPPED
101III THE AGONY COLUMN
27XXIII MADAME OMBER
102IV MUTINY
28XXIV RENDEZVOUS
103V HOUSE OF THE WOLF
29XXV WINGS OF THE MORNING
104VI THE MUMMER
30XXVI THE FLYING DEATH
105VII THE FANTASTICS
31XXVII DAYBREAK
106VIII COUNCIL OF THE GODLESS
32The False Faces
107IX MRS. WARING
33I OUT OF NO MAN'S LAND
108X VICTOR ET AL
34II FROM A BRITISH PORT
109XI HEARTBREAK
35III IN THE BARRED ZONE
110XII SUSPECT
36IV IN DEEP WATERS
111XIII THE TURNIP
37V ON THE BANKS
112XIV CONFERENCE OF THE DAMNED
38VI UNDER SUSPICION
113XV INTUITION
39VII IN STATEROOM 29
114XVI THE CRYSTAL
40VIII OFF NANTUCKET
115XVII THE RAISED CHEQUE
41IX SUB SEA
116XVIII ORDEAL
42X AT BASE
117XIX UNMASKING
43XI UNDER THE ROSE
118XX THE DEVIL TO PAY
44XII RESURRECTION
119XXI VENTRE À TERRE
45XIII REINCARNATION
120XXII THE SEVEN BRASS HINGES
46XIV DEFAMATION
121The Lone Wolf Returns
47XV RECOGNITION
122I
48XVI AU PRINTEMPS
123II
49XVII FINESSE
124III
50XVIII DANSE MACABRE
125IV
51XIX FORCE MAJEURE
126V
52XX RIPOSTE
127VI
53XXI QUESTION
128VII
54XXII CHICANE
129VIII
55XXIII AMNESTY
130IX
56Alias The Lone Wolf
131X
57AUTHOR'S NOTE
132XI
58I WALKING PAPERS
133XII
59II ONE WALKS
134XIII
60III MEETING BY MOONLIGHT
135XIV
61IV EVE
136XV
62V PHINUIT & CO.
137XVI
63VI VISITATION
138XVII
64VII TURN ABOUT
139XVIII
65VIII IN RE AMOR ET AL.
140XIX
66IX BLIND MAN'S BUFF
141XX
67X BUT AS A MUSTARD SEED
142XXI
68XI AU REVOIR
143XXII
69XII TRAVELS WITH AN ASSASSIN
144XXIII
70XIII ATHENAIS
145XXIV
71XIV DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND
146XXV
72XV ADIEU
147XXVI
73XVI THE HOUSE OF LILITH
148Analysis
74XVII CHEZ LIANE
149Reflection
75XVIII BROTHER AND SISTER
150Memorable Quotes
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