Project Gutenberg 2004-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 122 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Derues Celebrated Crimes David Widger. "Derues" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the early 20th century, and it delves into the life of one of France's most notorious criminals. The book revolves around Antoine-Francois Derues, whose childhood sets the stage for a life filled with deceit, manipulation, and ultimately murder as he evolves into a figure of profound wickedness and cruelty. At the start of the narrative, we witness a scene in September 1751 where a group of schoolboys escape their religious confines, brimming with the joy of newfound freedom. Among them, a timid and sickly boy named Antoine becomes the target of bullying. As the boys engage in games, Antoine's sinister nature is hinted at when, under the pressure of his peers, he shows a remarkable capacity for cunning and cruelty by attempting to harm another boy in an act of aggression. This opening chapter reveals the early signs of Derues' malevolence and sets the groundwork for his transformation into a criminal mastermind, foreshadowing the dark paths he will take as he ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Crime HV Text Crime Nonfiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Sociology 311712 311668 2024-10-02T04:40:57.271699 2023-10-02T04:43:59.669566 text/html text/html 312467 2022-09-03T17:25:54 text/html 316727 2016-11-28T11:45:40 text/html 205188 2024-10-02T04:41:03.391615 application/epub+zip 211052 2024-10-02T04:40:59.212632 application/epub+zip 164250 2024-10-02T04:40:58.141649 application/epub+zip 296056 2024-10-02T04:41:06.357649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282813 2024-10-02T04:41:02.640661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236186 2022-09-03T20:00:25.406142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273572 273576 2024-10-02T04:40:56.572726 2023-10-02T04:43:59.107562 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 273351 2022-09-03T17:29:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21328 2024-10-02T04:41:06.490614 application/rdf+xml 15387 2024-10-02T04:40:58.228684 image/jpeg 2550 2024-10-02T04:40:58.185635 image/jpeg 104583 2022-09-03T17:30:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 199895 2022-09-03T17:27:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 185157 2016-11-28T11:45:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 197365 2024-10-02T04:40:57.300660 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia