
PAUL MAHALIN
Set against the lush woodlands surrounding Paris, the tale follows a restless rider who has taken on the guise of a fallen American to escape a deadly conspiracy. With a fine English mare beneath him and the echo of church bells behind, he rides through tangled paths, his mind a swirl of secret plans and hidden motives. As he wrestles with the forest’s labyrinthine trails, the steady rhythm of hooves hints at a larger pursuit that will test both his cunning and his courage.
His journey abruptly intersects with a solitary young woman clutching a rosary, her somber gaze suggesting a story of its own. Their encounter sparks a fragile alliance, weaving together intrigue, daring chases, and the promise of undiscovered loyalties. Listeners will be drawn into a world of masked identities, shadowed forests, and the first flickers of a romance that could reshape the fortunes of those who dare to chase destiny.
Full title
La filleule de Lagardère; II L'héritière L'héritière
Language
fr
Duration
~6 hours (378K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
Release date
2011-08-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1838–1899
A lively French novelist and journalist of the 19th century, he is remembered for fast-moving historical adventures and popular fiction that carried the spirit of Alexandre Dumas into a new generation. His books mix theatrical flair, suspense, and a taste for grand storytelling.
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