A complete issue · 391 pages · 1895
Belle-Rose
A complete, restored issue of Penny Dreadfuls from 1895 — all 391 pages of cheap serialized Victorian sensation fiction — crime, horror, and lurid melodrama, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 391 pages · 1895
This issue of the Paris Series presents Belle-Rose, a historical romance by French author Amédée Achard, translated by William Hale. Set in 1663 near Saint-Omer, the novel concerns Jacques Grinedal, strong-willed son of a retired royal falconer-turned-gunsmith, and his youthful infatuation with the delicate Suzanne de Malzonvilliers, daughter of a wealthy former tax farmer. The narrative opens five years earlier in 1658, when the young Jacques encounters a mysterious hunchbacked stranger in a meadow. The tale unfolds across fifty-three chapters blending military intrigue, romance, convent drama, and adventure—featuring duels, espionage, diplomatic missions, and sieges spanning from provincial France to the Rhine during the 1670s. The book advertises a series of related titles by the author of Dr. Jack.
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