Covering the light with his hand, Bras-Rouge’s son went down first.
Oswaldo Tofani, from Les mystères de Paris (The Mysteries of Paris) vol. 2, by Eugène Süe, Paris, 1880.
(Source: archive.org)
… And with her right hand, she stabbed her between the shoulders.
Oswaldo Tofani, from Les mystères de Paris (The Mysteries of Paris) vol. 2, by Eugène Süe, Paris, 1880.
(Source: archive.org)
Gifted with uncommon strength, La Louve lifted up La Goualeuse…
Oswaldo Tofani, from Les mystères de Paris (The Mysteries of Paris) vol. 2, by Eugène Süe, Paris, 1880.
(Source: archive.org)
François did his best to complete this difficult manoeuvre.
Oswaldo Tofani, from Les mystères de Paris (The Mysteries of Paris) vol. 2, by Eugène Süe, Paris, 1880.
(Source: archive.org)
One of the man’s feet stuck out of the ground.
Oswaldo Tofani, from Les mystères de Paris (The Mysteries of Paris) vol. 2, by Eugène Süe, Paris, 1880.
(Source: archive.org)
… I stopped, he stopped…
Oswaldo Tofani, from Les mystères de Paris (The Mysteries of Paris) vol. 2, by Eugène Süe, Paris, 1880.
(Source: archive.org)
Oswaldo Tofani, frontispiece from Les mystères de Paris (The Mysteries of Paris) vol. 1, by Eugène Süe, Paris, 1880.
(Source: archive.org)
A small blue carriage, with its blinds drawn, stopped in front of our place.
Oswaldo Tofani, from Les mystères de Paris (The Mysteries of Paris) vol. 1, by Eugène Süe, Paris, 1880.
(Source: archive.org)
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Agostino Lacurci. La Finta Nonna.
Illustration for the novel La finta nonna, contained in Fiabe Italiane
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