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100 1 _aGaboriau, Emile,
_d1832-1873
245 1 4 _aLes esclaves de Paris
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-07-29
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Les esclaves de Paris" by Émile Gaboriau is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of Paris, exploring themes of poverty and social struggle through the lives of its characters. The main characters introduced are Rose Pigoreau, a young woman living in destitution, and Paul Violaine, a man grappling with despair and their shared hardships. The opening of the novel portrays a bitterly cold day in Paris as the young couple, Rose and Paul, navigate their grim reality in a decrepit boarding house called the Hôtel du Pérou. Rose, who is struggling with the burdens of poverty, plays with a deck of cards, seeking solace in their predictions about the future, while Paul expresses his despair over their situation. Their conversation reveals their dire financial straits, with the looming threat of eviction by their landlord. Just as they ponder their bleak future, they receive an unexpected visit from the enigmatic Père Tantaine, who offers to help in their time of need, but his intentions remain cloaked in mystery as he proposes a loan that sets off a chain of events shaping their fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aDetective and mystery stories
653 _aParis (France) -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36894
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