Les misères de Londres, 1. La nourrisseuse d'enfants

Ponson du Terrail

1829–1871

Best remembered as the creator of Rocambole, this hugely productive French novelist helped shape the fast-paced, cliffhanger-filled style of popular serial fiction. In just a couple of decades, he turned out dozens of volumes that kept nineteenth-century readers eagerly waiting for the next installment.