Political espionage under Revolution and Empire

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Narcisse Fournier. *Histoire d'un espion politique sous la Révolution, le Consulat et l'Empire*. Missing volumes 3 & 4. Paris, Au bureau des publications historiques, 1846-1847; octavo, VIII-319-[1] pp., [2] ff., 319-[1] pp. Original edition, half-leather binding, gilt spine, worn corners, chipped headbands, rubbed edges, adorned with 8 engravings. Journalist, novelist, and playwright, Narcisse Fournier is also the author of *L'Homme au masque de fer*. This tale of an unjust downfall of a wealthy heir’s family fits perfectly into the Gothic novel tradition while offering a vivid portrait of post-revolutionary society.