The Wolf-Leader

"Le Meneur de loups" ("The Wolf Leader") is an 1857 fantasy novel by Alexandre Dumas, author of "The Three Musketeers." A young man, Thibault, makes a pact with a talking wolf who promises to grant his wishes. Thibault's life only gets worse, however; he is able to take revenge on his enemies, but the villagers suspect him to be a werewolf.