Messengers of Evil (FULL Audio Book)
by Marcel Allain (1885-1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874-1914)
Fant?mas was introduced a few years after Ars?ne Lupin, another well-known thief. But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fant?mas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion. He is totally ruthless, gives no mercy, and is loyal to none, not even his own children. He is a master of disguise, always appearing under an assumed identity, often that of Read more [...]
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Fantomas (FULL Audio Book)
by Marcel Allain (1885-1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874-1914)
Translated by Cranstoun Metcalfe
Fant?mas is the first of 32 novels penned from 1911 to 1913 by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. The title character is a ruthless thief and killer, a bloodthirsty successor to LeBlanc's Ars?ne Lupin. The first five novels were made into silent film serials. The character and the movies caught the eye of the French Surrealists who admired the primal violence of Fant?mas, Read more [...]
The Exploits of Juve (FULL Audio Book)
by Marcel Allain (1885-1969)
Fant?mas was introduced a few years after Ars?ne Lupin, another well-known thief. But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fant?mas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion.
He is totally ruthless, gives no mercy, and is loyal to none, not even his own children. He is a master of disguise, always appearing under an assumed identity, often that of a person whom he has murdered. Read more [...]