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"Suppose I were to tell you," said Paul Delroze, "that I once stood face to face with him on French. . . ." lisabeth looked up at him with the fond expression of a bride to whom the least word of the man she loves is a subject of wonder: "You have seen William II. in France?"... Read Full Overview

Fin juillet 1914, Paul et Elisabeth Delroze, tout jeunes mari s, arrivent au ch teau d'Ornequin situ au-dessus de la petite cit lorraine de Corvigny, quelques kilom tres de la fronti re allemande. Ce ch teau, propri t du comte d'Andeville, le p re d'Elisabeth, est ferm ... Read Full Overview

"Suppose I were to tell you," said Paul Delroze, "that I once stood face to face with him on French. . . ."

Ce ch teau, propri t du comte d'Andeville, le p re d'Elisabeth, est ferm depuis la mort de sa femme, la comtesse Hermine.

The Woman of Mystery (1916) is a novel by Maurice Leblanc. Although he is known for his series of stories and novels featuring Ars?ne Lupin, a character based on the life of French anarchist Marius Jacob and inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, Leblanc... Read Full Overview

L'?clat d'obus est le premier roman de Leblanc qui ne met pas directement en sc?ne Ars?ne (Ce dernier appara?t en m?decin vers le milieu du r?cit et son intervention aura une grande importance).Fin juillet 1914. Venant de se marier, Paul et ?lisabeth arrivent dans le ch'teau... Read Full Overview

L'Eclat d'obus, roman paru en 1914, est indissociable de son contexte. Paul Delroze, le personnage principal, est mari? ? Elizabeth. Pendant sa jeunesse, il vit un drame terrible durant lequel son p?re est assassin? sous ses yeux, des mains d'une femme dont ils ne connaissaient... Read Full Overview

The Woman of Mystery

The Woman of Mystery is a novel written by the famous French author, Maurice Leblanc. Published in 1916, the book is a part of the Arsene Lupin series, which features the adventures of the fictional gentleman thief, Arsene Lupin. In this story, Lupin is hired by a wealthy businessman... Read Full Overview

The Woman of Mystery is a novel written by French author Maurice Leblanc and originally published in 1916. The book revolves around the character of Ars�����ne Lupin, a gentleman thief and master of disguise, who is hired by a wealthy American... Read Full Overview

"The Woman of Mystery" from Maurice Leblanc. French novelist and writer of short stories (1864-1941).

L'histoire de L' clat d'obus se passe pendant la premi re guerre mondiale. Une femme, Elisabeth, et un homme, Paul, viennent de se marier. Les deux Fran ais vont au ch teau du p re d'Elisabeth pour y habiter. En route, Paul raconte une histoire sa femme. Quand il tait petit,... Read Full Overview

"L'clat d'obus" de Maurice Leblanc. crivain franais (1864-1941).