
PROLOGUE. LA TOUR DE PENN-OLL
CHAPITRE PREMIER
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CHAPITRE DEUXIÈME
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CHAPITRE TROISIÈME
III
CHAPITRE QUATRIÈME
IV
CHAPITRE CINQUIÈME
A storm rages over the Breton coast, and a lone rider pushes his horse through wind‑torn cliffs and a restless sea. Beside him, his master—cloaked and determined—offers terse counsel, his voice barely audible over the thunder. The night is thick with tension, as the pair confront both the elements and an unseen urgency that drives them onward. An iron spur glints at the servant’s boot, a silent promise that they will not turn back.
Beyond the tempest, a secret brotherhood known as the Night Riders begins to stir, its members bound by ancient oaths and hidden motives. Their path will lead them into tangled family feuds, whispered conspiracies, and the shadowy politics of a region on the brink of upheaval. As the journey unfolds, loyalties are tested and the line between duty and desire blurs, drawing listeners into a world where every flash of lightning may reveal a new clue.
Language
fr
Duration
~2 hours (147K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Release date
2014-11-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1829–1871
Best remembered as the creator of Rocambole, he helped define the fast-moving, sensational serial adventure that kept 19th-century readers hooked. His wildly popular fiction was so vivid and improbable that it helped inspire the French word "rocambolesque."
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