Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2023-10-17
Books mentioned on The Criminal Father of Criminology
Eugene Francois Vidocq is without a doubt one of the most interesting figures in modern history. He’s a former criminal turned undercover informant who went on to found the French national police force and the world’s first private detective agency.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Les Miserables
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo is a monumental nineteenth-century French novel that chronicles the struggles and redemption of ex-convict Jean Valjean against the backdrop of political and social upheaval.
Discussed“one of my favorite names they use him as inspiration if you read the book Le M Rob or go see that uh Broadway show if you see that awesome movie and uh and you cry every time an Hathaway sings like I do”
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe is widely regarded as the first modern detective story, establishing many tropes of the mystery genre.
Discussed“the what's widely believed to be the the mo the first modern detective novel was the murders in the ru morg by edar alen Poe and there's an amateur French detective named dupin and PO said that he definitely um uh base dupin on vid”
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