Paul Féval père

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Paul Féval père


Born
in Rennes, Brittany, France
September 29, 1817

Died
March 08, 1887

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For works by this author's son, please see: Paul Féval fils.

Paul Henri Corentin Féval, père, (1816-1887) was the author of popular swashbucklers, such as Le Loup Blanc (1843) and the perennial best seller Le Bossu (1857). He also penned the seminal Knightshade, The Vampire Countess and Vampire City. His greatest claim to fame was as one of the fathers of the modern crime thriller. Because of its themes and characters, his novel Jean Diable (1862) can claim to be the world's first modern detective novel. His masterpiece was Les Habits Noirs (1863-75), a criminal saga written over a twelve year period comprised of seven novels. After losing his fortune in a financial scandal, Féval became a born again Christian, stopped writing crime thriller
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Average rating: 3.97 · 2,355 ratings · 210 reviews · 498 distinct worksSimilar authors
Le Bossu

4.20 avg rating — 999 ratings — published 1857 — 18 editions
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Vampire City

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3.41 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 1867 — 35 editions
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Les mystères de Londres

3.68 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1844 — 23 editions
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Misterele Londrei, Gentilom...

3.91 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1844 — 6 editions
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Manusa de otel

3.97 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1977
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Misterele Londrei, Fiica sp...

4.08 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1844 — 5 editions
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Cocosatul #1

4.52 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Misterele Londrei, Marea fa...

3.98 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1844 — 5 editions
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Misterele Londrei, Marchizu...

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The Vampire Countess

3.12 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1865 — 79 editions
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More books by Paul Féval père…
The Black Coats: Salem Street The Black Coats: The Invisi... Cavalerii tezaurului The Black Coats: Heart of S... The Black Coats: The Cadet ... The Black Coats: The Parisi... L'Avaleur de Sabres
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“Le vin est la gaieté, dit-on ; comment cet océan de vin qui submerge la commune de Bercy n’égaye-t-il pas un peu ces navrants paysages ? Tout Bacchus est là ; Bacchus, chanté avec tant de constance par nos poètes ébriolants. Bacchus ne peut-il rasséréner ces horizons en deuil ? ou faut-il croire que Bacchus lui-même, ennemi de l’eau, est incommodé par le voisinage de la rivière ?”
Paul Féval, Le Chevalier Ténèbre

“We, the French, the cleverest people on Earth, we, the exquisite, the charming, incomparable people, -listen, I mean it- we have a weakness for thieves. In our novels, in our plays, in our comic operas, whenever a thief appears, he is interesting. The author knows where the way to success lies. He is scarcely concerned with moral rectitude; the main thing is to please the audience.”
Paul Féval, The Black Coats: Salem Street

“Nu există mari plăceri fără mici dureri.”
Paul Féval père, L'Avaleur de Sabres

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