Le lys noir

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Le lys noir

by Jules de Gastyne

FR·~7 hours·43 chapters

Chapters

43 total
1

Produced by Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif and the Distributed

0:14
2

LE LYS NOIR - ÉMILE COLIN, IMPRIMERIE DE LAGNY (S.-ET-M.) - JULES DE GASTYNE - LE LYS NOIR

0:07
3

PARIS

0:06
4

PREMIÈRE PARTIE - L'IMPOSTURE - I

15:27
5

II

16:21
6

III

15:54
7

IV

15:32
8

V

21:55
9

VI

23:35
10

VII

12:49

Description

In the frigid hours of a Parisian night, a lone figure draped in fur and a high‑crowned hat stalks the empty boulevards, his breath visible in the icy air. Tormented by a grief that drives him to the edge of the Seine, he wrestles with thoughts of love lost and a desperate urge to escape his own thoughts. The city’s silent streets and the glittering river become a stage for his inner battle, hinting at a deeper secret he is determined to confront.

As dawn threatens to break, the stranger’s resolve hardens; he abandons the brink of despair and moves purposefully toward the heart of the capital. His aristocratic bearing and dark features mask a turmoil that both attracts and unsettles those he encounters. The narrative unfolds as a tense, atmospheric drama, inviting listeners to follow his quest for redemption amid a web of deception and hidden motives.

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Language

fr

Duration

~7 hours (421K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-11-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jules de Gastyne

Jules de Gastyne

1847–1920

A prolific French novelist, playwright, and librettist, he moved easily between popular fiction and the stage. His long career captures the lively world of late 19th- and early 20th-century French entertainment.

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