Contents

Introduction to the Dover Editionv
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I.The Genius of Crime[1]
II.A Tragic Dawn[12]
III.The Hunt for the Man[26]
IV."No! I am not Mad!"[34]
V."Arrest Me!"[45]
VI."Fantômas, it is Death!"[52]
VII.The Criminal Investigation Department[68]
VIII.A Dreadful Confession[82]
IX.All for Honour[92]
X.Princess Sonia's Bath[104]
XI.Magistrate and Detective[117]
XII.A Knock-out Blow[125]
XIII.Thérèse's Future[133]
XIV.Mademoiselle Jeanne[140]
XV.The Mad Woman's Plot[146]
XVI.Among the Market Porters[156]
XVII.At the Saint-Anthony's Pig[163]
XVIII.A Prisoner and a Witness[174]
XIX.Jérôme Fandor[184]
XX.A Cup of Tea[190]
XXI.Lord Beltham's Murderer[196]
XXII.The Scrap of Paper[205]
XXIII.The Wreck of the "Lancaster"[210]
XXIV.Under Lock and Key[216]
XXV.An Unexpected Accomplice[223]
XXVI.A Mysterious Crime[228]
XXVII.Three Surprising Incidents[237]
XXVIII.The Court of Assize[247]
XXIX.Verdict and Sentence[255]
XXX.An Assignation[265]
XXXI.Fell Treachery[276]
XXXII.On the Scaffold[288]