Le crime des riches

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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.

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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

Sep 26, 2020

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jean Lorrain

Jean Lorrain

1855–1906

A decadent, sharp-eyed voice of the French fin de siècle, he turned Parisian nightlife, scandal, and artificial glamour into vivid fiction and poetry. Writing under a pen name, he became one of the most distinctive Symbolist-era authors of the Belle Époque.

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