(Introduction by Wikipedia and Don Jenkins)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. Messengers of Evil begins when “… Baroness de Vibray, well known in the Parisian world and among artists, whose generous patroness she was, has been found dead in the studio of the ceramic painter, Jacques Dollon.” It ends with Fantomas’ escape once again, and with Juve receiving a humiliating rebuke from the supreme head of the police detective department. Marcel Allain (1885-1970) was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantômas. Join Facebook to connect with Allain Souvestre and others you may know. Fantômas makes use of bizarre and improbable techniques in his crimes, such as plague-infested rats, giant snakes, and rooms that fill with sand. View the profiles of people named Allain Souvestre.
He is a master of disguise, always appearing under an assumed identity, often that of a person whom he has murdered. He is totally ruthless, gives no mercy, and is loyal to none, not even his own children. But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fantômas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion. Jenkins.įantômas was introduced a few years after Arsène Lupin, another well-known thief. (Summary by Alan Winterrowd)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit recording of Messengers of Evil, by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. In Fantômas, the Marquise de Langrune is savagely murdered and Inspector Juve, who is obsessed with capturing Fantômas, arrives to solve the murder. The character and the movies caught the eye of the French Surrealists who admired the primal violence of Fantômas, as well as his portrayal in the films, which are considered landmarks in French Cinema. The first five novels were made into silent film serials. The title character is a ruthless thief and killer, a bloodthirsty successor to LeBlanc's Arsène Lupin. Marcel Allain (1885 - 1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874 - 1914) Fantômas was introduced a few years after Arsène Lupin, another well-known thief.
Read by Alan Winterrowd.įantômas is the first of 32 novels penned from 1911 to 1913 by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. LibriVox recording of Fantômas, by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre.
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