The novels by Eugene Sue were strongly influenced by his political, religious, and philosophical views, as well as his lifestyle and biography. Being the god-son of Empress Josephine, Sue spent his childhood in the center of political turbulence, and his naval career gave materials for his famous maritime stories. His novels also had anti-Catholic views, as he strongly supported the socialist movement. He is also known as the author of famous proverbs. For example, the saying "Vengence is a dish served cold" first appeared in one of his novels. The presented here collections contains the...
The novels by Eugene Sue were strongly influenced by his political, religious, and philosophical views, as well as his lifestyle and biography. Being ...
'Der Schmiedehammer' ist die vorletzte Episode aus Eugène Sues fiktiver Chronik einer Familie der Unterschicht, genannt 'Die Geheimnisse des Volkes'. Das insgesamt 1600 Seiten lange Werk wurde nach 1849 in Frankreich und in anderen europäischen Staaten wegen seiner Kritik der Eigentumsverhältnisse, der Machtverhältnisse und der jahrhundertelangen verwerflichen Aktivitäten der Katholischen Kirche verboten. Die Handlung des 'Schmiedehammers' spielt zur Zeit Ludwigs XIV. in einer Phase blutiger Aufstände in der Bretagne und anderen Teilen Frankreichs um 1675. Die Episode wurde wegen des...
'Der Schmiedehammer' ist die vorletzte Episode aus Eugène Sues fiktiver Chronik einer Familie der Unterschicht, genannt 'Die Geheimnisse des Volkes'....
The Gold Sickle is a lesser-known novel of a french novelist Eugene Sue. As a writer, he was strongly influenced by socialist ideas. Most of his novels are dedicated to the topic of the sufferings of the poor. The presented here book is the first part of the series of 19 novels, The Mysteries of the People, created between 1849-1856. The cycle represents the history of two clans, from the times of Frank and Gaelic tribes to European revolutions in 1848. One family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, represents the oppressed. Through ages, they are doomed to protect their lives and...
The Gold Sickle is a lesser-known novel of a french novelist Eugene Sue. As a writer, he was strongly influenced by socialist ideas. Most of his novel...
The story begins with a prospective house purchaser, wishing to live fairly close to the Mediterranean Sea, being informed of a possible country house for sale. The informant, his lawyer, knows nothing about the property, nor the reason for its unexpected appearance on the market.
The story begins with a prospective house purchaser, wishing to live fairly close to the Mediterranean Sea, being informed of a possible country house...
