The Red Lottery Ticket by Fortuné Du Boisgobey
QR code
"The Red Lottery Ticket" by Fortuné Du Boisgobey is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in Paris, focusing on two young men, George Caumont and Adhémar de Puymirol, who are aspiring to marry wealthy women to secure their futures. As the plot develops, themes of ambition, social status, and romantic entanglements are explored, all against the backdrop of Parisian society in the springtime. The opening of the
book introduces George Caumont and Adhémar de Puymirol as they ride together in a cab across a famous Parisian bridge. Their light conversation reveals their ambitions, desire for wealth, and the constraints posed by their respective familial expectations. They soon encounter a mysterious event involving a bearded man who drops a pocket-book into their cab, setting in motion a series of discoveries that involve lottery tickets and letters from unknown correspondents—suggesting secrets and potential danger. As the two friends attend a lunch, the setup portrays them in a society ripe with intrigue, alluding to future developments that will test their ambitions and loyalties in the midst of wealth and deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Download for free
For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.
Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle
- Download the EPUB3 file above
- Upload it on the Amazon site your Kindle is registered with: amazon.com/sendtokindle for the US, amazon.co.uk/sendtokindle for the UK etc.
- It appears on your Kindle and in the Kindle app
Kobo, Nook etc. → Transfer via USB
- Download the EPUB3 file on your computer
- Connect your e-reader by USB and tap "Connect" on its screen
- Drag the file onto the e-reader drive
Phone, Tablet or Computer → Online or Reading App
Easiest: read online in your browser. Nothing to install.
Or use a reading app:
- Find and install one you like, for example Apple Books, ReadEra or Thorium Reader
- Download the EPUB3 file above
- Open it in the app
More help: iPhone / iPad · Android · Computer
Other formats & older devices
There may be more files related to this item.
About this eBook
| Author | Du Boisgobey, Fortuné, 1821-1891 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Le billet rouge. English |
| Title | The Red Lottery Ticket |
| Credits |
Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 40491 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-40491-2 |
| Release Date | Aug 12, 2012 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 334 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!