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This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1884 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he emigrated...
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IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 34
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A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Château d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible...
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IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
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Published in 1926 to explosive acclaim, The Sun Also Rises stands as perhaps the most impressive first novel ever written by an American writer. A roman c̉lef about a group of American and English expatriates on an excursion from Paris's Left Bank to Pamplona for the July fiesta and its climactic bull fight, a journey from the center of a civilization spiritually bankrupted by the First World War to a vital, God-haunted world in which faith and...
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A trailblazer among American women at the turn of the century, Edith Wharton set out in the newly invented "motor-car" to explore the cities and countryside of France. As the Whartons embark on three separate journeys through the country in 1906 and 1907, accompanied first by Edith's brother, Harry Jones, and then by Henry James, Edith is enamored by the freedom that this new form of transport has given her. With a keen eye for architecture and art,...
5) Germinal
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"Germinal" est un roman célèbre d'Émile Zola publié au XIXe siècle. L'histoire se déroule dans le Nord de la France pendant la Révolution industrielle et suit la vie d'Étienne Lantier, un jeune mineur qui s'oppose à l'exploitation des travailleurs par les propriétaires des mines. Le livre dépeint les conditions de travail éprouvantes des mineurs, ainsi que les tensions entre les travailleurs et les propriétaires des mines. Étienne Lantier...
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In The Tears of the Black Man, award-winning author Alain Mabanckou explores what it means to be black in the world today. Mabanckou confronts the long and entangled history of Africa, France, and the United States as it has been shaped by slavery, colonialism, and their legacy today. Without ignoring the injustices and prejudice still facing blacks, he distances himself from resentment and victimhood, arguing that focusing too intenselyon the crimes...
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Soon after meeting near the famed city of love, Paris, Heloiseand Abelard fall into a deep and passionate love. Abelard is a well-known man and famous teacher; his students are considered to be lucky to study with him. Heloise, however, surpasses his other students with her multi-linguicism and impressive scholarship. Whether it be fate or their mutual intelligence, Heloise and Abelard make a quick connection. Since Heloise is one of Abelard's pupils,...
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The story of Abelard and Heloise is renowned as one of the most legendary and romantic love stories of all time. Peter Abelard was a French philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician of the 12th Century; Heloise, an intelligent and remarkable girl eighteen years his junior, who resided in the house of her uncle. Entering into the house as Heloise's tutor, Abelard soon seduced the young girl. The secret affair was discovered by the girl's uncle,...
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A masterpiece of Enlightenment-era literature, this collection of brief, incisive essays constitutes a thought-provoking analysis of eighteenth-century social and religious conventions. Voltaire intended to entertain as well as to enlighten, and his sardonic wit lends a strikingly modern feeling to these writings. One of France's most celebrated citizens, Voltaire (1694-1778) is best known for his satirical novel Candide. His political treatises,...
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Based on wartime letters published in the Atlantic magazine, this 1918 volume recounts the author's World War I experiences as a pilot in the Lafayette Escadrille, the French-American flying corps, and, after American entry into the war, the 94th Pursuit Squadron of the Army Air Service. Hall's exciting adventures in the "Penguin" aircrafts describe a "learn to fly by trial and error" method, terrifying to say the least.
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A haunting and moving collection of original narratives that reveals an expatriate's coming-of-age in Paris and the magic she finds in ordinary objects
An awkward, curious girl growing up in a foreign country, Stephanie LaCava finds solace and security in strange yet beautiful objects.
When her father's mysterious job transports her and her family to the quaint Parisian suburb of Le Vésinet, everything changes for the young American. Stephanie...
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Extrait: "Sur les bords de cette fille impétueuse des Pyrénées qui roule des paillettes d'or, au sein d'une contrée fertile et délicieuse, et sous le soleil brillant du riche Languedoc, il est une vaste cité, antique et glorieuse par dessus toutes celles de France. Elle a traversé vingt siècles de tempêtes, toujours environnée de puissance et de grandeur."
15) Napoléon intime
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Extrait: "Le 15 août 1769, vers onze heures du matin, naquit à Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte, fils de Charles Bonaparte et de Laetitia Ramolino. La mère se trouvait à l'église quand elle fut prise des douleurs de l'enfantement; elle rentra chez elle et accoucha sur un tapis."
16) Paris-médaillé
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Extrait: "L'idée d'association remonte au Moyen ge. De là naquirent les corporations, les jurandes, les maîtrises, qui, sous différents titres, étaient des sociétés de secours et d'encouragement; le compagnonnage, malheureusement disparu, a laissé des traces profondes dans les souvenirs des anciens. Il était naturel que les artistes d'alors imitassent l'exemple des ouvriers des différents corps d'états; ils se groupèrent sous la protection...
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Extrait : "Je commence par elle, non parce que, de tous les bals parisiens, c'est le plus célèbre,-il date de 1787,-mais seulement parce que c'est le plus cher à ma mémoire : j'ai été jeune, et, à moins d'avoir, comme le fils de madame de Sévigné, un cœur de citrouille fricassé dans la neige, on n'a pas le droit d'être ingrat envers les souvenirs de sa jeunesse."
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Extrait: "En toutes choses et en tout temps, on doit éviter de confondre le fait avec le droit: cette distinction est surtout nécessaire quand on s'occupe de l'histoire du moyen âge, qui est l'époque o la force exerçait un empire presque souverain, et o l'abus, quand il pouvait prouver une longue existence, s'érigeait en droit."
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Extrait: "Avoir toujours présente à l'esprit la situation matérielle et morale de son armée, démêler sur des renseignements souvent vagues et contradictoires la situation et les projets de l'ennemi, prendre un parti sur ces données incertaines, le poursuivre sans perte de temps, parer à l'imprévu, ménager et accumuler ses forces pour les dépenser sans compter à l'heure décisive: tel est, dans ses grandes lignes, le rle du chef d'armée."...
20) Un hiver à Paris
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Extrait: "Si, par une belle soirée du printemps ou de l'hiver, vous entrez dans cette ville immense - abime étourdissant- et surtout si vous entrez par la belle porte, (...) vous vous trouvez saisi de je ne sais quel espoir d'un grand et magnifique spectacle, espoir qui s'empare à votre insu de toute votre âme."
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