Books Should Be Free Loyal Books Free Public Domain Audiobooks & eBook Downloads |
|
The Barber of Paris By: Charles Paul de Kock (1794-1871) |
---|
![]()
THE WORKS OF CHARLES PAUL DE KOCK The Barber of Paris TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY EDITH MARY NORRIS The C. T. Brainard Publishing Co. Boston New York COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY THE FREDERICK J. QUINBY COMPANY All rights reserved LOUIS E. CROSSCUP Printer Boston, Mass., U. S. A. CONTENTS VOLUME I CHAPTER I PAGE The Barber's House 1 CHAPTER II The Great Nobleman and the Barber 14 CHAPTER III Blanche. A History of Sorcerers 35 CHAPTER IV The Chevalier Chaudoreille 54 CHAPTER V The Music Lesson 74 CHAPTER VI The Lovers. The Gossips 87 CHAPTER VII Intrigues Thicken 106 CHAPTER VIII Conversation by the Fireside 129 CHAPTER IX The Closet. The Abduction 140 CHAPTER X The Little House. A New Game 155 CHAPTER XI The Pont Neuf. Tabarin 177 CHAPTER XII A Nocturnal Adventure 189 CHAPTER XIII The Tête à Tête 198 CHAPTER XIV Ursule and the Sorcerer of Verberie 218 CHAPTER XV Love and Innocence. A Shower of Rain and the Talisman 239 CHAPTER XVI How Will It End 260 VOLUME II CHAPTER I Who Could Have Expected It? 1 CHAPTER II Happy Moments 23 CHAPTER III A Day with Chaudoreille 38 CHAPTER IV The Little Supper 54 CHAPTER V Having Money and Power One May Dare Everything 74 CHAPTER VI The Rendezvous. Strokes of Fortune. The Hotel de Bourgogne. The Sedan Chair 102 CHAPTER VII Poor Urbain 126 CHAPTER VIII The Château de Sarcus 135 CHAPTER IX The Meeting. Projects of Revenge 164 CHAPTER X The Little Closet Again 183 CHAPTER XI The Storm Brews 197 CHAPTER XII The Return to the Château 212 CHAPTER XIII The Marquis Visits Blanche at Night 226 CHAPTER XIV Urbain's Visit to the Marquis. Chaudoreille's Last Adventure 242 CHAPTER XV Julia's Story. What was Contained in the Portfolio 258 CHAPTER I THE BARBER'S HOUSE Upon a certain evening in the month of December, of the year one thousand six hundred and thirty two, a man walked at a rapid pace down the Rue Saint Honoré and directed his steps towards the Rue Bourdonnais. The individual appeared to be forty years old or thereabouts; he was tall as to his figure and sufficiently good looking as to his face; the expression of the latter, however, was rather austere and at times even melancholy; and in his black eyes might sometimes be noted an ironical light, which belied the suspicion of a smile... Continue reading book >>
|
eBook Downloads | |
---|---|
ePUB eBook • iBooks for iPhone and iPad • Nook • Sony Reader |
Kindle eBook • Mobi file format for Kindle |
Read eBook • Load eBook in browser |
Text File eBook • Computers • Windows • Mac |
Review this book |
---|