Project Gutenberg 2011-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 91 Vidocq, Eugène François 1775 1857 Vidocq, Eugene Francois Vidocq, François Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de Sureté jusqu'en 1827, tome I Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de Sureté jusqu'en 1827, tome I" by Vidocq is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work provides a personal narrative of the author's life, detailing his tumultuous experiences and adventures, as well as insights into the world of crime and law enforcement during that period. Vidocq, who held the position of chief of police at the Sûreté, uses his memoirs to shed light on both his criminal past and his later role in the pursuit of justice, setting the stage for a compelling exploration of morality and society. The opening of the memoirs presents Vidocq in a reflective mood, revealing his struggles with the publication of his life story amidst a debilitating injury. He recounts a series of early misadventures that dramatically shaped his character, including petty thefts in his youth and the subsequent consequences of his actions. Vidocq’s narrative begins with his birth, provides glimpses of his rebellious teenage years, and introduces various colorful characters who populate his and the broader criminal world. The tone blends candor with a sense of dramatic irony as he contemplates the choices that led him down a path of both crime and eventual reform, laying the groundwork for a richly detailed account of his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Vidocq, Eugène François, 1775-1857 Crime -- France Criminals -- France Detectives -- France -- Biography HV Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - General 568996 569005 2024-09-16T06:31:06.079273 2023-09-16T12:43:39.221919 text/html text/html 559309 2011-11-19T15:05:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 354452 2011-11-19T15:06:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 445678 2024-09-16T06:31:14.979752 application/epub+zip 454610 2024-09-16T06:31:09.009798 application/epub+zip 293882 2024-09-16T06:31:07.880285 application/epub+zip 770278 2024-09-16T06:31:20.037686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 729555 2024-09-16T06:31:14.209723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401812 2022-09-17T11:41:06.461189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541011 2024-09-16T06:31:05.324295 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540961 2011-11-19T15:05:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 206790 2011-11-19T15:06:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 526507 2011-11-19T15:06:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 204668 2011-11-19T15:06:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21256 2024-09-16T06:31:20.193689 application/rdf+xml 24792 2024-09-16T06:31:08.256250 image/jpeg 4763 2024-09-16T06:31:08.072255 image/jpeg 429700 2024-09-16T06:31:06.157272 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia