PROLOGUE.—­THE BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF TWO WORLDS.
As the eagle, perched upon the cliff, commands an
all-comprehensive view—­not only of what
happens on the plains and in the wood...
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Eugéne Sue was without doubt the most successful writer of serial novels in France during the first half of the nineteenth century. He had a huge following among the country's expanding reading...
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