"[...]gratify their curiosity. A gardener's wife, who had been friendly with the deceased, and a milk-woman with whom she dealt, were alone able to give a few insignificant though precise details. In a word, after three hours of laborious investigation, after having undergone the infliction of all the gossip of the country, after receiving evidence the most contradictory, and listened to commentaries the most ridiculous, the following is what appeared the most reliable to the commissary. Twelve years before, at the ...
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"[...]gratify their curiosity. A gardener's wife, who had been friendly with the deceased, and a milk-woman with whom she dealt, were alone able to give a few insignificant though precise details. In a word, after three hours of laborious investigation, after having undergone the infliction of all the gossip of the country, after receiving evidence the most contradictory, and listened to commentaries the most ridiculous, the following is what appeared the most reliable to the commissary. Twelve years before, at the beginning of 1850, the woman Lerouge had made her appearance at Bougival with a large wagon piled with furniture, linen, and her personal effects. She had alighted at an inn, declaring her intention of settling in the neighbourhood, and had immediately gone in quest of a house. Finding this one unoccupied, and thinking it would suit her, she had taken it without trying to beat down the terms, at a rental of three hundred and twenty francs payable half yearly and in advance, but had refused to sign a lease. The house taken, she occupied it the same day, and expended about a hundred francs on repairs. She was a woman about fifty-four or fifty-five years of age, well preserved, active, and in the enjoyment of excellent health. No one knew her reasons for taking up her abode in a country where she was an absolute stranger. She was supposed to have come from Normandy, having been frequently seen in the early morning to wear a white cotton cap. This night-cap did not prevent her dressing very smartly during the day; indeed, she[...]."
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Add this copy of The Widow Lerouge to cart. $8.50, good condition, Sold by Becker's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by Charles Scribner.
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Heustis, Louise L. Very Good. No Jacket. Early reprint of the first Monsieur Lecoq mystery. Basis for the 1915 movie "The Family Stain" starring Dixie Compton and Frank Evans. Lightly bumped and rubbed, spine slightly sunned with a small drip mark. Binding square and solid.
Add this copy of The Widow Lerouge to cart. $14.62, fair condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (mystery) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
Add this copy of The Widow Lerouge to cart. $16.00, good condition, Sold by Gene The Book Peddler rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Winchester, NH, UNITED STATES, published 1903 by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.
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Louise L. Heustis. Good. No Jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Book is tight with no markings, some soiling and tanning to page edges, board edges have some rubbing and bumping, boards have light soiling and rubbing.
Add this copy of The Widow Lerouge to cart. $23.11, fair condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (mystery, crime, literature) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
Add this copy of The Widow Lerouge to cart. $24.78, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1929 by Gollancz.
Add this copy of The Widow Lerouge to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by T A Borden Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Olney, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1901 by Scribner.
