What do you think?
Rate this book
La Bande Rouge
Suite à la défaite de Sedan, Napoléon III est déchu, la République est proclamée, le gouvernement part à Tours, les prussiens arrivent près de Paris dont ils entreprennent le siège. C'est dans ce cadre que la famille de St Senier va se trouver confrontée aux agissements frauduleux de la bande Valnoir-Taupier : Journaliste de peu de scrupules et ayant des ambitions politiques, Valnoir a outragé Louis de St Senier dans son journal, «Le serpenteau». Un duel au pistolet a lieu dans la forêt de St-Germain. Taupier, journaliste bossu, témoin de Valnoir, réussit à escamoter la balle du pistolet de St Senier qui, en conséquence, trouve la mort sous les yeux de Roger de St Senier son cousin germain et amoureux de sa cousine Renée de St Senier. Une petite troupe de saltimbanques constituée du colosse Pilevert, du paillasse Alcindor et de Régine, tireuse de cartes sourde et muette, se trouve, par hasard, à assister au duel. Sont réunis dans cette clairière, la majorité des protagonistes de ces aventures...
661 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 27, 2013
1 person want to read
About the author
Fortuné du Boisgobey
413 books5 followersFortuné du Boisgobey was born at Granville (Manche), and graduated from the Lycée Saint-Louis. He served as paymaster to the Army of Africa through several campaigns in Algeria from 1844 to 1848. His parents were wealthy, yet at forty or upwards, he took to writing.
In 1843, using the name Fortuné Abraham-Dubois, he made his literary debut in the Journal d'Avranches with a series entitled Lettres de Sicile recounting a voyage he had taken the year before. His first successful novel, Les Deux comédiens appeared in 1868, under the du Boisgobey pen name in the Petit Journal. The story was popular, and M. Paul Dalloz of the Petit Moniteur signed a contract with the author for seven years at 12,000ƒ a year. His reputation was increased by the publication of Une Affaire mystérieuse and Le Forçat colonel, both published there in 1869. In 1877, Figaro engaged him for a series of novels, which increased the success of that paper. He was prolific, with more than sixty works to his name, and became one of the most popular feuilleton writers. In 1885 and 1886 he was President of the Committee of the Société des gens de lettres. Du Boisgobey died in 1891 after a long illness.
(Source: Wikipedia)
In 1843, using the name Fortuné Abraham-Dubois, he made his literary debut in the Journal d'Avranches with a series entitled Lettres de Sicile recounting a voyage he had taken the year before. His first successful novel, Les Deux comédiens appeared in 1868, under the du Boisgobey pen name in the Petit Journal. The story was popular, and M. Paul Dalloz of the Petit Moniteur signed a contract with the author for seven years at 12,000ƒ a year. His reputation was increased by the publication of Une Affaire mystérieuse and Le Forçat colonel, both published there in 1869. In 1877, Figaro engaged him for a series of novels, which increased the success of that paper. He was prolific, with more than sixty works to his name, and became one of the most popular feuilleton writers. In 1885 and 1886 he was President of the Committee of the Société des gens de lettres. Du Boisgobey died in 1891 after a long illness.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
No one has reviewed this book yet.