Le crime des riches

audiobook

Le crime des riches

by Jean Lorrain

FR·~5 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total

Le Crime des Riches - ŒUVRES DE JEAN LORRAIN

1:26

JEAN LORRAIN - Le Crime des Riches - PARIS - PIERRE DOUVILLE, ÉDITEUR - 42, RUE DE TRÉVISE, 42 - 1905

0:11

DÉDICACE

1:12

LE CRIME DES RICHES

0:01

LA RIVIERA

12:53

AME DE FEMME

48:35

LA VILLA DES CYPRÈS

27:30

COUR D'ESPAGNE

23:57

III. LA PEUR DE MOURIR

14:02

LYS D'ALLEMAGNE

10:59

Description

A sun‑drenched Riviera sits on the brink of decadence, its marble villas and glittering soirées masking a network of hidden ambitions. Through the eyes of a sharp‑tongued observer, we meet the Dombrokine lineage—descended from a notorious ancestor—alongside a flamboyant marquise whose glittering jewels rival the sea’s own sparkle. The dialogue crackles with wit as servants, aristocrats, and fading nobles trade gossip, hinting at a legacy built on both romance and ruthless exploitation.

When a mysterious visitor arrives, drawn by whispered rumors of an inherited fortune, the glittering façade begins to fray. An invitation to a closed salon promises an intimate glimpse of the elite’s private rituals, while subtle threats linger in the background. The narrative teases a moral reckoning: the wealth that dazzles may also conceal a crime against those it marginalizes, setting the stage for a tense, socially charged drama that pulls listeners deeper into the world of opulent illusion.

Collections

Browse all

Details

Language

fr

Duration

~5 hours (303K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Clarity, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

2020-09-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jean Lorrain

Jean Lorrain

1855–1906

A vivid figure of France’s fin-de-siècle literary world, this poet and novelist turned decadence, gossip, and glamour into an unmistakable style. Best known today for dark, sensuous works like Monsieur de Phocas, he remains one of the most striking voices of the French Decadent movement.

View all books

You may also like