
ERNEST CAPENDU - LE MARQUIS DE LOC-RONAN
MARCOF LE MALOUIN - DEUXIÈME ÉPISODE
I. LA GUERRE DE L'OUEST
II. LE PLACIS DE SAINT-GILDAS
III. LA CONFÉRENCE
IV. M. DE BOISHARDY
V. LES AMIS DE PHILIPPE DE LOC-RONAN
VI. NANTES
VII. LA COMPAGNIE MARAT
VIII. LE SULTAN TERRORISTE
In the tangled woods where the Isac meets the Vilaine, the breath of ancient forests still clings to the air, untouched by the axes of progress. The story opens in the spring of 1793, when the western provinces of France are torn apart by a brutal civil war that pits revolutionary troops against determined royalist insurgents. Against this backdrop of blood‑stained fields and mist‑shrouded marshes, the land itself feels like a living character, its towering oaks and heather‑covered hills echoing centuries of myth and resistance.
At the heart of the conflict stand four charismatic leaders—Bonchamp, Stofflet, La Rochejacquelein, and Cathelineau—each embodying a different facet of the royalist cause. Their forces, drawn from peasants and nobles alike, rally beneath the banner of a France that refuses to submit to the revolutionary tide. As skirmishes erupt and loyalties are tested, the narrative follows the fierce determination of those who fight for their homeland, offering a vivid portrait of courage, desperation, and the raw pulse of a nation in turmoil.
Language
fr
Duration
~9 hours (544K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Carlo Traverso, 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))
Release date
2006-04-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1826–1868
A prolific writer of 19th-century French popular fiction, he filled newspapers and books with fast-moving historical adventures, sea stories, and serialized dramas. His work sits in the lively tradition of mass-market storytelling that helped shape early suspense fiction.
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