The Sharpener. Complete Edition with Notes

Eugène Chavette (real name Vachette, 1827-1902) was a French poet and writer, a master of historical and adventure novels based on real events. In the 1870s and 1880s, his works were widely popular in Russia. Books such as "The Courtesan", "The Fatal Inheritance", "On the Misty Trail", "The Escaped Notary" promised readers mysterious secrets, fatal intrigues and tense adventures. Almost every nove...