A man makes a devil's bargain with a mysterious wolf in one of the first werewolf novels ever written from the author of The Three Musketeers.
When the shoemaker Thibault is unjustly abused by the Lord of Vez, he encounters an unlikely chance at revenge. A huge wolf approaches him, walking upright on its hind legs, and offers Thibault a pact. Every time he wishes harm on another man, the wolf will grant the wish, in exchange for one of Thibault's hairs.
Sealing the pact with an exchange of rings, Thibault soon finds himself transforming. Suddenly, the wolves surrounding the village are at his command, and the hairs promised to his mysterious benefactor begin to grow long and red. First published in 1857 as Le Menuer de loupe, Dumas's tale of Faustian horror has thrilled readers for generations.Autorentext
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was the son of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, a hero of Revolutionary France and the first black général d'armée. A popular playwright and novelist, Alexandre Dumas is best remembered today as the author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. His son, also named Alexandre Dumas, wrote the tragic love story Camille.
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One of the first werewolf novels ever written!
A lost classic from the author of The Three Musketeers and The Man in the Iron Mask.
What's the next best thing to having a walking wolf grant your wishes? Would it be enough to take revenge on those who oppose you?
To Thibault the shoemaker, that pact is worth more than gold. Or at least more than the single, dark hairs on his handsome, youthful head. What could go wrong when one can simply wish their enemies out of the way? Alexandre Dumas brings us a story of envy so ravenous, it eats its own heart.
"A complex and nuanced novel that, upon repeated readings, yields more insight and entertainment even after more than one hundred and sixty years."-Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of The Wolfman