La Leroux, Gaston 1868-1927 creator text utu 2021 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "La Poupée Sanglante" by Gaston Leroux is a fantastical novel published in 1923. Christine, daughter of a clockmaker, possesses an automaton named Gabriel and is engaged to scientist Jacques Cotentin. Her neighbor, the physically disfigured bookbinder and poet Bénédict Masson, observes a mysterious young man of perfect appearance visiting her. One night, he overhears Christine pleading with her father not to kill "him." Though inspired by Hoffmann's tales and filled with strange occurrences, the story's conclusion offers rational explanations for the seemingly supernatural events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Poup%C3%A9e_sanglante_(roman) Release date is 2021-07-20 Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.) Original publication data not identified Family secrets -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction Bookbinders -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65878 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65878 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134524.0 65878