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1) Marriage
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A monoplane falling out of the sky on a hot afternoon can shatter the leisurely peace of a croquet game below. And an injured aviator like Geoffrey Trafford can quite disrupt the calm of a girl like Marjorie Pope. All obstacles - her modern views, her socialism, her cool engagement to the worldly Mr Magnet - are swept away; and, as in every misguided fairy tale, 'the poor dears haven't the shadow of a doubt they will live happily ever after'. Written...
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First published in 1899, "The Greater Inclination" was the first collection of short stories by Edith Wharton. It contains eight works, inducing seven short stories and a two-act play: "The Muse's Tragedy," "A Journey," "The Pelican," "Souls Belated," "A Coward," "The Twilight of the God," "A Cup of Cold Water," and "The Portrait."
3) Pygmalion
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One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion is based on ancient Greek mythology. Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for Victorian era British playwrights.
Shaw's updated and revised version of this ancient Greek legend was first presented in England in 1914. Poking fun of the antiquated British class system, it introduces Henry Higgins, a professor...
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Un roman habilement construit, o Hector Malot dénonce sans concession les intrigues du prince Louis-Napoléon, et nous brosse un portrait riche en couleurs de la société et des caractères du début du Second Empire
Le capitaine Guillaume de Saint-Nérée, officier rigoureux, honnête et loyal au régime républicain, se trouve à Paris au moment du coup d'Etat du 2 décembre 1851; il assiste impuissant et révolté au déroulement du complot...
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Extrait : "Madame, si vous avez conservé quelques bons souvenirs du pensionnat Orréard, ne vous rappellerez-vous point cette Elise Mayot, votre meilleure amie d'alors, une grande fille blonde et mince qu'on appelait le peuplier ; qui, plus âgée que vous de deux ans, je crois, vous expliquais vos leçons et recevait vos confidences, quand nous nous promenions, les bras entrelacés, aux heures des récréations, le long du grand mur tapissé de...
6) Vintage 1954
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"When Hubert Larnaudie invites some fellow residents of his Parisian apartment building to drink an exceptional bottle of 1954 Beaujolais, he has no idea of its special properties. The following morning, Hubert finds himself waking up in 1950s Paris, as do antique restorer Magalie, mixologist Julien, and Airbnb tenant Bob from Milwaukee, who's on his first trip to Europe. After their initial shock, the city of Edith Piaf and An American in Paris begins...
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Extrait : "Dans les jardins verts de la blanche Éphèse, nous étions deux jeunes apprentis avec le vieillard Bryaxis. Lui, venait de s'asseoir dans un siège de pierre aussi pâle que son visage. Il ne parlait oint. Il grattait la terre du bout de son bâton usé."
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