History Literature / GentlemenOfTheNight

* AntiVillain: The Marquis of Rio Santo, could also be viewed as an AntiHero Type IV.

* GreedyJew: Ishmael Spencer, his character is by far the most dated aspect of the story.
* RightBehindMe: "Oh Lord! if that rascal Tyrrel to know this"

Written in 1844 by Creator/PaulFeval. Originally titled ''Les Mysteries de Londres'' which translated in English to ''The Mysteries of London'', but that is also the name of the Penny Dreadful saga by George Reynolds. So for it's [[http://blackcoatpress.com/mysterieslondon.htm stage play adaptation]] it was given the alternate name ''The Gentlemen of the Night'' after its feature [[TheSyndicate criminal origination]].

* GreaterScopeVillain: NapoleonBonaparte as well as in another Féval story ''Literature/JohnDevil''. The BigBad of each claims to have met Napoleon on St.Helena in about 1815-1816. Both have their own reasons for the wars against England, however, and only Henri Belcamp in ''John Devil'' could have actually benefited Napoleon (Since the other's main narrative is set after Napoleon died), and Henri even more so is really about his own ambition, he really wants to be the next Napoleon, freeing the first is merely for a PassingTheTorch moment. O'Breane in ''Gentlemen of the Night'' is motivated by liberating and avenging Ireland. Both are made in continuity with each other via ''Literature/TheBlackCoats''.

* BiggerBad: NapoleonBonaparte as well as in another Féval story ''Literature/JohnDevil''. The BigBad of each claims to have met Napoleon on St.Helena in about 1815-1816. Both have their own reasons for the wars against England, however, and only Henri Belcamp in ''John Devil'' could have actually benefited Napoleon (Since the other's main narrative is set after Napoleon died), and Henri even more so is really about his own ambition, he really wants to be the next Napoleon, freeing the first is merely for a PassingTheTorch moment. O'Breane in ''Gentlemen of the Night'' is motivated by liberating and avenging Ireland. Both are made in continuity with each other via ''Literature/TheBlackCoats''.

Written in 1844 by Creator/PaulFeval. Originally titled ''Les Mysteries de Londres'' which translated in English to ''The Mysteries of London'', but that is also the name of the Penny Dreadful saga by George Reynolds. So for it's [[http://blackcoatpress.com/mysterieslondon.htm stage play adaptation]] it was given the alternate name ''The Gentlemen of The Night'' after it's feature [[TheSyndicate criminal origination]].

It was latter made retroactively in continuity with TheBlackCoats and JohnDevil.

* BiggerBad: NapoleonBonaparte as well as in another Féval story ''Literature/JohnDevil''. The BigBad of each claims to have met Napoleon on St.Helena in about 1815-1816. Both have their own reasons for the wars against England, however, and only Henri Belcamp in ''John Devil'' could have actually benefited Napoleon (Since the other's main narrative is set after Napoleon died), and Henri even more so is really about his own ambition, he really wants to be the next Napoleon, freeing the first is merely for a PassingTheTorch moment. O'Breane in ''Gentlemen of the Night'' is motivated by liberating and avenging Ireland. Both are made in continuity with each other via TheBlackCoats.

* TheSyndicate: ''The Gentlemen of The Night'' the prototype for Feval's latter [[TheBlackCoats Les Habits Noirs]]

* RightBehindMe: "Oh Lord! if that rascal Tyrrel to know this"

In 1847 a pirated abridged English translation was made, it's very rare not however [[http://archive.org/details/mysteriesoflondo00step but can be read online]].

* BiggerBad: NapoleonBonaparte as well as in another Feval story JohnDevil. The BigBad of each claims to have met Napoleon on St.Helena in about 1815-1816. Both have their own reasons for the wars against England, however, and only Henri Belcamp in ''John Devil'' could have actually benefited Napoleon (Since the other's main narrative is set after Napoleon died), and Henri even more so is really about his own ambition, he really wants to be the next Napoleon, freeing the first is merely for a PassingTheTorch moment. O'Breane in ''Gentlemen of the Night'' is motivated by liberating and avenging Ireland. Both are made in continuity with each other via TheBlackCoats.

* ByronicHero: The Marquis of Rio Santo

* AdaptationDistillation: First the 1847 English Translation whihc is very heavily abridged including removeing the entire 3rd volume.
** And then the Stage Version which condenses and simplifies things even more.

Written in 1844 by Creator/PaulFeval. Originally titled ''Les Mysteries de Londres'' which translated in English to ''The Mysteries of London'', but that is also the name of the Penny Dreadful saga by George Reynolds. So for it's stage play adaptation it was given the alternate name ''The Gentlemen of The Night'' after it's feature [[TheSyndicate criminal origination]].

In 1847 a pirates abridged English translation was made, it's very rare not however.

In 1830s London, the Marquis of Rio Santo, leader of the criminal empire known as the Gentlemen of the Night, schemes to free Ireland by plunging England into chaos.

It was latter made retroactively in continuity with TheBlackCoats and JohnDevi.

* AntiVillian: The Marquis of Rio Santo, could also be viewed as an AntiHero Type IV.