Project Gutenberg 2006-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 174 Gaboriau, Emile 1832 1873 Gaboriau, Émile Within an Inch of His Life Produced by Dagny; John Bickers; David Widger "Within an Inch of His Life" by Emile Gaboriau is a mystery novel set in the late 19th century. The story begins with chaos in the suburb of Sauveterre, where a peasant urgently informs the mayor about a devastating fire at Valpinson, the residence of Count Claudieuse, who has also been shot. As the events unfold, we are introduced to a cast of characters, including Count Claudieuse, his wife, and the mayor, who are soon engulfed in the investigation of the incident that could cost lives and reputations. The opening of the novel sets a dramatic stage, recounting how the mayor is awakened in the dead of night by frantic news of both a fire and an attack on the count. The tension escalates as the community mobilizes to address the chaos, revealing a portrait of a small-town grappling with fear and uncertainty. Count Claudieuse is described as gravely injured, creating urgency around finding the assailant. The arrival of Cocoleu, a mentally challenged man who claims he has seen the crime, adds an unpredictable element to the narrative, as his accusations against a local nobleman raise the stakes for all involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Paris (France) -- Fiction Fires -- Fiction Arsonists -- Fiction PQ Text Detective Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1150102 2025-08-02T07:20:17.494949 text/html 1215948 2021-02-26T00:54:53 text/html 449689 2025-08-02T07:20:31.691880 application/epub+zip 468947 2025-08-02T07:20:21.071894 application/epub+zip 462333 2025-08-02T07:20:19.593975 application/epub+zip 861559 2025-08-02T07:20:39.588839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 818251 2025-08-02T07:20:30.719876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773990 2022-09-02T09:35:58.570739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 969783 2025-08-02T07:20:13.349932 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 969660 2017-11-26T06:32:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 949886 2017-11-26T06:32:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21413 2025-08-02T07:20:39.763811 application/rdf+xml 14979 2025-08-02T07:20:20.130892 image/jpeg 4123 2025-08-02T07:20:19.862913 image/jpeg 352362 2017-11-26T06:33:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 349788 2017-11-26T06:33:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 371728 2021-02-26T00:54:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 440826 2025-08-02T07:20:17.572914 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia