Project Gutenberg 2011-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 81 Vidocq, Eugène François 1775 1857 Vidocq, Eugene Francois Vidocq, François Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de Sureté jusqu'en 1827, tome II 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 II" by Vidocq is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This memoir offers a firsthand look into the life and adventures of Eugène-François Vidocq, a former criminal turned police chief, as he navigates the complexities of crime and justice in post-revolutionary France. His narrative is likely to focus on themes of morality, betrayal, and the pursuit of freedom within a lawless society. The opening of the memoir introduces readers to Vidocq's turbulent existence as he escapes from a notorious band of criminals and strives to remain free from the clutches of the law. He describes his attempts to evade capture while implying that the political climate is undergoing significant changes that could affect the criminal underworld. Vidocq also highlights his interactions with other ex-convicts and the precariousness of his situation as he contemplates a life entrenched in crime or a return to lawful society. This gripping beginning sets the tone for a dramatic exploration of Vidocq's life, his cunning strategies for survival, and his evolving identity amidst the criminal landscape. (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 - European 608195 608204 2024-09-16T06:31:21.363713 2023-09-16T12:43:51.625037 text/html text/html 599385 2011-11-19T15:08:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 230453 2011-11-19T15:09:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 308141 2024-09-16T06:31:30.423655 application/epub+zip 318870 2024-09-16T06:31:24.202670 application/epub+zip 311680 2024-09-16T06:31:23.116674 application/epub+zip 644580 2024-09-16T06:31:35.476634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602014 2024-09-16T06:31:29.657674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430082 2022-09-17T11:41:26.366862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579525 2024-09-16T06:31:20.452728 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 579410 2011-11-19T15:08:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 223246 2011-11-19T15:09:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 563767 2011-11-19T15:09:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 220956 2011-11-19T15:09:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21258 2024-09-16T06:31:35.630610 application/rdf+xml 24985 2024-09-16T06:31:23.486683 image/jpeg 4717 2024-09-16T06:31:23.299721 image/jpeg 304488 2024-09-16T06:31:21.422710 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