Memoirs of Vidocq : Master of Crime

MEMOIRS OF VIDOCQ: MASTER OF CRIME A Note to the Reader ix "Vidocq, Rogue Cop" xi I I Begin to Show Promise 1(17) II I Meet Adversity in Life and Love 18(11) III My Colours Are False 29(13) IV I Encounter Thieves and Forgers 42(11) V I See Much of Prison Cells 53(15) VI Escapes Are In Vain 68(13) VII To The Hulks At Brest 81(11) VIII I Conceal My Identity 92(24) IX Adepts And Cutthroats 116(10) X A Nest of Land Pirates 126(10) XI I Aid My Old Enemies 136(7) XII A Peace of Mind Soon Lost 143(8) XIII Good Intentions Come to Naught 151(9) XIV The Villainous Past Preys Upon Me 160(12) XV A Fugitive Once More 172(12) XVI My Début with the Police 184(8) XVII Victims of My Craft 192(12) XVIII The Nature of My Craft 204(13) XIX I Lodge with the Enemy 217(9) XX The Clue of the Yellow Curtains 226(12) XXI I Avoid Snares 238(12) XXII My Renown Increases 250(14) XXIII The Clue of the Two Footprints 264(13) XXIV I Escape Being Swallowed Up 277(12) XXV Our Friends the Enemy 289(10) XXVI Important Captures 299(16) XXVII The Clue of a Scrap of Paper 315(13) XXVIII A Hercules and a Brigand 328(13) XXIX Thieves and Robbers 341(26) Translator's Notes 367