Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING

THE FULL SERIES OF
The Mysteries of the People
OR
History of a Proletarian Family
Across the Ages

By EUGENE SUE

_Consisting of the Following Works:_

THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.
THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death_.
THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara_.
THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_.
THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.
THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeuoq and Ronan_.
THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles_.
THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine_.
THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne_.
THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden_.
THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World_.
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman_.
THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel_.
THE IRON TREVET; or _Jocelyn the Champion_.
THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc_.
THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer_.
THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; or, _The Peasant Code_.
THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic_.
THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn_.

Published Uniform With This Volume By
THE NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.
28 CITY HALL PLACE NEW YORK CITY

THE
GALLEY SLAVE'S RING
OR
THE FAMILY OF LEBRENN

A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848

By EUGENE SUE

TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL FRENCH
By DANIEL DE LEON

NEW YORK LABOR NEWS COMPANY. 1911

Copyright, 1911, by the
NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

INDEX

TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE I

CHAPTER

I GILDAS AND JEANIKE 1

II GEORGE DUCHENE 19

III MARIK LEBRENN 40

IV PRADELINE 60

V CARDINAL AND COUNT 70

VI JOEL AND NEROWEG 82

VII "THE SWORD OF BRENNUS" 103

VIII ON THE EVE OF BATTLE 113

IX POPULAR JUSTICE 127

X ON THE BARRICADE 139

XI LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! 161

XII THE GALLEY-SLAVE AND THE GENERAL 168

XIII HOME AGAIN 181

XIV SACROVIR'S BIRTHDAY 190

XV THE MYSTERIOUS CHAMBER 198