Project Gutenberg 2011-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 464 Vidocq, Eugène François 1775 1857 Vidocq, Eugene Francois Vidocq, François Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de Sureté jusqu'en 1827, tome III Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de Sûreté jusqu'en 1827, tome III" by Vidocq is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The narrative chronicles the life of Eugène François Vidocq, a criminal who became the first private detective in France, detailing his experiences and reflections on crime and the law enforcement of his time. Through his own life story, Vidocq illustrates the intricate relationship between criminals and the police, suggesting a morally complex landscape where these worlds often intersect. The opening of this tome introduces significant figures in the policing system, particularly focusing on the practices of M. de Sartines and M. Lenoir in manipulating thieves for their own ends. Vidocq critiques the state of policing during the pre-revolutionary period, where criminals were sometimes treated as entertainment rather than threats. He outlines how the police engaged known criminals as agents to further their own interests, blurring the lines between law enforcement and crime. Vidocq’s musings offer a captivating glimpse into the operations of the law and the scurrilous back-and-forth between officers and thieves in early 19th century Paris, setting the stage for deeper explorations of morality and justice in the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Vidocq, Eugène François, 1775-1857 Crime -- France Criminals -- France Detectives -- France -- Biography HV Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: Law & Criminology 617186 2025-08-15T11:45:55.638015 text/html 612627 2011-11-19T15:12:04 text/html 331729 2025-08-15T11:46:07.056519 application/epub+zip 339253 2025-08-15T11:45:59.763551 application/epub+zip 291067 2025-08-15T11:45:58.161014 application/epub+zip 691421 2025-08-15T11:46:12.235464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638226 2025-08-15T11:46:06.076489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422776 2022-09-17T11:41:49.146028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544242 2025-08-15T11:45:54.378051 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 544055 2011-11-19T15:12:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 529714 2011-11-19T15:12:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22040 2025-08-15T11:46:12.378448 application/rdf+xml 24921 2025-08-15T11:45:58.809531 image/jpeg 4602 2025-08-15T11:45:58.470023 image/jpeg 212441 2011-11-19T15:12:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 210286 2011-11-19T15:12:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 223659 2011-11-19T15:12:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 325803 2025-08-15T11:45:55.688012 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