THE MAN WITH THE BLACK FEATHER (Illustrated Edition)
A Belle Époque Paris Mystery of Reincarnation, Hidden Identities, and Comic Gothic TerrorBy Gaston Leroux
Length7h 6m
About this audiobook
The Man with the Black Feather presents Gaston Leroux's characteristic fusion of mystery, sensation, and psychological unease. Built around an enigmatic figure whose identifying feather becomes both clue and symbol, the narrative turns investigation into a study of appearances, secrecy, and the instability of truth. Leroux's brisk plotting, atmospheric descriptions, and carefully delayed revelations place the work within the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century tradition of French popular fiction, where Gothic motifs, detective logic, and melodramatic suspense frequently overlap. This illustrated edition further emphasizes the period's fascination with visual interpretation, allowing image and text to participate in the creation of mystery. Leroux (1868–1927), trained in law before becoming a journalist and novelist, brought to fiction the evidentiary habits of the reporter and the theatrical instincts of the dramatist. His experience as a court chronicler helped shape his interest in crime, testimony, and hidden motives, while his broader literary career—most famously associated with The Mystery of the Yellow Room and The Phantom of the Opera—demonstrates his gift for combining rational puzzles with uncanny atmosphere. The book reflects that distinctive imaginative milieu. Recommended for readers interested in the origins of detective and crime fiction, this volume rewards attention to both its plot mechanics and its cultural textures. It will especially appeal to admirers of Leroux, Gothic suspense, illustrated editions, and narratives in which a seemingly minor sign opens onto a far larger enigma.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.4 (52)
Includes Goodreads
GenreMystery and Thriller, Fantasy
Length7 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 22, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Stolen Bacillus and other incidents (Annotated)
2Historical Preface - The Sandalwood Box
3Chapter I. M. Theophrastus Longuet Desires to Improve His Mind and Visits Historical Monuments
4Chapter II. The Scrap of Paper
5Chapter III. Theophrastus Longuet Bursts into Song
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6Chapter IV. Adolphe Lecamus is Flabbergasted but Frank
7Chapter V. Theophrastus Shows the Black Feather
8Chapter VI. The Portrait
9Chapter VII. The Young Cartouche
10Chapter VIII. The Wax Mask
11Chapter IX. Strange Position of a Little Violet Cat
12Chapter X. The Explanation of the Strange Attitude of a Little Violet Cat
13Chapter XI. Theophrastus Maintains that He Did Not Die on the Place de Grève
14Chapter XII. The House of Strange Words
15Chapter XIII. The Cure That Missed
16Chapter XIV. The Operation Begins
17Chapter XV. The Operation Ends
18Chapter XVI. The Drawbacks of Psychic Surgery
19Chapter XVII. Theophrastus Begins to Take an Interest in Things
20Chapter XVIII. The Evening Paper
21Chapter XIX. The Story of the Calf
22Chapter XX. The Strange Behaviour of an Express Train
23Chapter XXI. The Earless Man with His Head Out of the Window
24Chapter XXII. In Which the Catastrophe which Appears on the Point of Being Explained, Grows yet More Inexplicable
25Chapter XXIII. The Melodious Bricklayer
26Chapter XXIV. The Solution in the Catacombs
27Chapter XXV. M. Mifroid Takes the Lead
28Chapter XXVI. M. Longuet Fishes in the Catacombs
29Chapter XXVII. M. Mifroid Parts from Theophrastus
30Chapter XXVIII. Theophrastus Goes into Eternal Exile
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