✍ Scribed by Souvestre, Pierre; Allain, Marcel; Metcalfe, Cranstoun
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SUMMARY: One episode simply melts away as the next takes over in this deliciously sinister turn-of-the-century tale of a French evil genius run rampant. Three appalling crimes leave all of Paris aghast: the Marquise de Langruen is hacked to death, the Princess Sonia is robbed, and Lord Beltham is
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION TO THE DOVER EDITION -- "The Emperor of Crime"; I. THE GENIUS OF CRIME; II. A TRAGIC DAWN; III. THE HUNT FOR THE MAN; IV. "NO! I AM NOT MAD!"; V. "ARREST ME!"; VI. "FANTÔMAS, IT IS DEATH!"; VII. THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT; VIII.
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION TO THE DOVER EDITION -- "The Emperor of Crime"; I. THE GENIUS OF CRIME; II. A TRAGIC DAWN; III. THE HUNT FOR THE MAN; IV. "NO! I AM NOT MAD!"; V. "ARREST ME!"; VI. "FANTÔMAS, IT IS DEATH!"; VII. THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT; VIII.
"In the mode reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes and his ineradicable nemesis, the virtually immortal Professor Moriarty, Inspector Juve dedicates himself to the relentless pursuit of that evil genius Fantomas. He is, as they say in petrified Paris, "Nothing. . . Everything. . . Nobody. . . Somebody." An