Messengers of Evil
- Author: Allain Marcel
- Genre: British & Irish
NOTE: This edition has a linked "Table of Contents" and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reader or iPod e-book reader.One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantomas represents a transition from Gothic novel villains of the 1800s, to modern-day serial killers.Fantomas is the Lord of Terror, the Genius of Evil, the arch-criminal anti-hero of a series of 32 pre-WWI French thrillers written by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain. He carries out the most appalling crimes: substituting sulfuric acid in the perfume dispensers at a Parisian department store, releasing plague-infested rats on an ocean liner, or forcing a victim to witness his own execution by placing him face-up in a guillotine.He's also the master of a thousand disguises and the leader of a vast army of "apaches" (street thugs). His spies and henchmen are everywhere, spreading the seeds of chaos and terror. Fantomas is anyone and no one, everywhere and nowhere, waging an implacable war against the very bourgeois society in which he moves with such ease and assurance.Full of intrigue and adventure, this classic is a must for adventure-pulp literature fans!
A Royal Prisoner
- Author: Allain Marcel
- Genre: Mystery
First published in France in 1911, this novel was the fifth in the Fantomas series, detailing the further adventures of the Lord of Terror. It was published in the US in 1917 and has remained out of print until now. Original editions of this book are among the rarest of all the Fantomas novels. E-text of this novel occasionally turn up on the internet, but those versions are missing the end of the novel. This is currently the only unexpurgated version of A ROYAL PRISONER available in any format! This edition also includes and introduction and many rare images that trace Fantomas' place in American popular culture.
A Nest of Spies
- Author: Allain Marcel
- Genre: Mystery
Marcel Allain (1885-1970) was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre (1874-1914) of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantomas. Allain studied law before becoming a journalist. He then became the assistant of Souvestre, who was already a well-known figure in literary circles. In 1909, the two men published their first novel, Le Rour. Investigating Magistrate Germain Fuselier, later to become a recurring character in the Fantomas series, appears in the novel. Then, in 1911, Allain and Souvestre embarked upon the Fantomas book series at the request of publisher Artheme Fayard, who wanted to create a new monthly pulp magazine. The success was immediate and lasting. After Souvestre's death in 1914, Allain continued the Fantomas saga alone, then launched several other series, such as Tigris, Fatala, Miss Teria and Ferocias, but none garnered the same popularity as Fantomas. In total, Allain wrote more than 400 novels in his prolific career. His works include: Un Roi Prisonnier de Fantomas (1911), Le Fiacre de Nuit (1911), La Livree du Crime (1912) and Le Jockey Masqué (1913).
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