Political Espionage during the Revolution

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FOURNIER Narcisse. Histoire d'un espion politique sous la Révolution, le Consulat et l'Empire. Lacks 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, decorated spine, worn corners, damaged headbands, rubbed edges, adorned with 8 engravings. Journalist, novelist, and playwright, Narcisse Fournier is also the author of the famous Homme au masque de fer. The account of the unjust downfall of an entire family of wealthy heirs, Histoire d'un espion politique perfectly fits the vein of the noir novel, while providing an interesting picture of society after the fall of the old regime.