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
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (112)
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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)
26XXII TRAPPED
2Introduction
27XXIII MADAME OMBER
3Historical Context
28XXIV RENDEZVOUS
4Synopsis (Selection)
29XXV WINGS OF THE MORNING
5I TROYON'S
30XXVI THE FLYING DEATH
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6II RETURN
31XXVII DAYBREAK
7III A POINT OF INTERROGATION
32The False Faces
8IV A STRATAGEM
33I OUT OF NO MAN'S LAND
9V ANTICLIMAX
34II FROM A BRITISH PORT
10VI THE PACK GIVES TONGUE
35III IN THE BARRED ZONE
11VII L'ABBAYE
36IV IN DEEP WATERS
12VIII THE HIGH HAND
37V ON THE BANKS
13IX DISASTER
38VI UNDER SUSPICION
14X TURN ABOUT
39VII IN STATEROOM 29
15XI FLIGHT
40VIII OFF NANTUCKET
16XII AWAKENING
41IX SUB SEA
17XIII CONFESSIONAL
42X AT BASE
18XIV RIVE DROIT
43XI UNDER THE ROSE
19XV SHEER IMPUDENCE
44XII RESURRECTION
20XVI RESTITUTION
45XIII REINCARNATION
21XVII THE FORLORN HOPE
46XIV DEFAMATION
22XVIII ENIGMA
47XV RECOGNITION
23XIX UNMASKED
48XVI AU PRINTEMPS
24XX WAR
49XVII FINESSE
25XXI APOSTATE
50XVIII DANSE MACABRE
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