
Le Crime des Riches - ŒUVRES DE JEAN LORRAIN
JEAN LORRAIN - Le Crime des Riches - PARIS - PIERRE DOUVILLE, ÉDITEUR - 42, RUE DE TRÉVISE, 42 - 1905
DÉDICACE
LE CRIME DES RICHES
LA RIVIERA
AME DE FEMME
LA VILLA DES CYPRÈS
COUR D'ESPAGNE
III. LA PEUR DE MOURIR
LYS D'ALLEMAGNE
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.
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.
Subjects

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.
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