The Red Lottery Ticket by Fortuné Du Boisgobey

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Author Du Boisgobey, Fortuné, 1821-1891
Uniform Title Le billet rouge. English
Title The Red Lottery Ticket
Note Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Summary "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.)
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Fiction
Subject Detective and mystery stories
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EBook-No. 40491
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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