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Chapter 1
Frontispiece
The frontispiece introduces the central figure of the narrative, Joseph Rouletabille, a young journalist and amateur detective whose keen intellect and unconventional methods will drive the investigation into the mysterious crime at the Château du Glandier.
Chapter 2
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
The chapter introduces the extraordinary adventure of Joseph Rouletabille, a young reporter, as he becomes involved in the baffling case of the Yellow Room at the Château du Glandier. The narrative sets the stage for a locked-room mystery that challenges perception and reason.
Chapter 3
In Which We Begin Not to Understand
The narrator, Sainclair, introduces the extraordinary case of 'The Yellow Room' and his friend Joseph Rouletabille, a young reporter who solved the seemingly impossible crime. The chapter recounts the initial newspaper reports of the attack on Mademoiselle Stangerson in her locked room, the baffled examining magistrate's comments, and the testimony of Daddy Jacques, setting up the central mystery of how the assassin could have escaped from a sealed room.
Chapter 4
In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears for the First Time
Sainclair recalls the morning when his friend Joseph Rouletabille, a young and brilliant reporter, burst into his room with news of the Glandier crime. The chapter introduces Rouletabille's background, his rise in journalism through clever detective work, and his friendship with Sainclair. Rouletabille shares his initial theories about the Yellow Room mystery, including that Mademoiselle Stangerson used the revolver in self-defense and that the murderer is likely from the upper class. He invites Sainclair to accompany him to the Château du Glandier to investigate further.
Chapter 5
In the Bosom of Wild Nature
The narrator provides a detailed retrospective on the history of the Stangerson family, the secluded life at the Château du Glandier, and the background of Mademoiselle Stangerson and her eternal suitor Robert Darzac. The chapter describes the château's ancient, wild setting and explains how the professor and his daughter chose this isolated place for their scientific work, culminating in the announcement of Mathilde's engagement to Darzac just before the attempted murder.

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Frontispiece

The Mystery of the Yellow Room

In Which We Begin Not to Understand

In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears for the First Time

In the Bosom of Wild Nature