- Les Habits Noirs
"Les Habits Noirs" is a
book series written over a thirty-year period, comprising eleven novels, created byPaul Féval, père , a 19th century Frenchwriter .By its methods, themes and characters, "Les Habits Noirs" is the precursor of today’s conspiracy and organized
crime fiction . Féval’s heroes, from Gregory Temple, the first “detective” in moderndetective fiction , to Remy d’Arx, the investigative magistrate, are also the first modern characters of their kind.In 1862, Féval founded the
magazine "Jean Diable", named after his eponymous "Habits Noirs" novel, andÉmile Gaboriau , future creator of the police detectiveMonsieur Lecoq , a hero seemingly unrelated to the villainous Lecoq of the "Habits Noirs", was his assistant.Novels
* "Les Mystères de Londres" ("Gentlemen of the Night", serialized in "Le Courrier Français", 1843-44; rep. Comptoir des Imprimeurs Réunis, 1844)
* "Bel Demonio" (serial. in "Le Pays", 1850; rep. Permain, 1850)
* "Les Compagnons du Silence" [The Companions of Silence] (serialized in "Le Journal Pour Tous", 1857; rep. Cadot, 1857)
* "Jean Diable" ("John Devil", serialized in "Le Siècle", 1862; rep. Dentu, 1863) ISBN 1-932983-15-5
* "Les Habits Noirs " ("The Black Coats: Salem Street", serial. in "Le Constitutionnel", 1863; rep. Hachette, 1863)
*" Coeur d’Acier" [Heart of Steel] (serial. in "Le Constitutionnel", 1865; rep. Hachette, 1865)
* "L’Avaleur de Sabre" [The Sword Swallower] (serial. in "L’Époque", 1867; rep. Dentu, 1867)
* "La Rue de Jerusalem" [Jerusalem Street] (serial. in "Le Constitutionnel", 1867-68; rep. Dentu, 1868) ISBN 1-932983-46-5
*" L’Arme Invisible " [The Invisible Weapon] (serial. in "Le National", 1869; rep. Dentu, 1869-70) ISBN 1-932983-80-5
* "Les Compagnons du Trésor" [The Companions of the Treasure] (serial. in "Le National", 1870, then after the war 1871-72; rep. Dentu, 1872)
* "La Bande Cadet" [The Cadet Gang] (serial. in "L’Evènement", 1874-75; rep. Dentu, 1875)External links
* [http://www.coolfrenchcomics.com/habitsnoirs.htm The French Wold Newton Universe - Les Habits Noirs]
* [http://www.blackcoatpress.com Black Coat Press] , American publisher of the series
* [http://jydupuis.apinc.org Les Habits Noirs] , Les Habits Noirs, de Paul Féval, en version intégrale (huit tomes), sur le site de la Bibliothèque électronique du Québec.
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