The Slaves of Paris

The Slaves of Paris is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and ambition set against the backdrop of a city rife with poverty and deception, where characters strive for wealth and form unexpected alliances in their pursuit of success.

By Emile Gaboriau · First published 1867 · Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Drama · 60 chapters

Contents

• Putting on the Screw
• A Ducal Monomaniac
• A Registry Office
• A Dangerous Acquaintance
• The Opinion of Dr. Hortebise
• A Bold Adventure
• A Trustworthy Servant
• A Financial Transaction
• A Forgotten Crime
• A Bad Start
• A Medical Advisor
• The Count De Puymandour
• In the Studio
• An Unlucky Blow
• Mademoiselle De Mussidan
• The Little Glass Bottle
• Rose's Promotion
• The Honor of the Name
• "you are a Thief"
• A Thunderbolt
• The Man-Milliner
• Marriage Bells; Funeral Knells
• A Startling Revelation
• "Rash Word, Rash Deed"
• Husband and Wife
• A Scheme of Vengeance
• Father and Daughter
• False Friend, Old Lover
• Master Chupin
• A Stab in the Dark
• A Turn of the Screw
• Husband and Lover
• Some Scraps of Paper
• Blade to Blade
• An Infamous Trade
• The Heir of Champdoce
• A Friendly Rival
• Mascarin Speaks
• A Council of War
• A Sudden Check
• An Academy of Music
• A Melancholy Masher
• Diamond Cut Diamond
• A Gentleman in Difficulties
• Father and Son
• Ringing the Changes
• An Artful Trick
• The Vanishing Bills
• A New Skin
• The Spy
• At the Grand Turk
• Mascarin Moves
• The Last Link
• A Cruel Slur
• The Tempter
• The Tafila Copper Mines, Limited
• The Veiled Portrait
• Gaston's Dilemma
• M. Lecoq
• Through the Air

More by Emile Gaboriau

• The Widow Lerouge (1866)
• A THOUSAND FRANCS REWARD (1873)
• MILITARY SKETCHES (1873)
• The Count's Millions (1870)
• Baron Trigault's Vengeance (1872)
• The Mystery of Orcival (1872)
• Other People's Money (1873)
• Caught in the Net (1866)
• All works by Emile Gaboriau