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  • The Elm-tree on the Mall

    Enriched edition. Exploring Love, Betrayal, and Redemption in 19th-century France

    by Anatole France, Spencer Fletcher ...
    Translated by M. P. Willcocks ...
    Anatole France's "The Elm-tree on the Mall" exemplifies the author's quintessential style, marked by a blend of wry humor and philosophical musings. Set in Paris during the late 19th century, the novella presents a vivid tableau of urban life intertwined with contemplative reflections on love, social dynamics, and the passage of time. France's elegant prose displays a rich tapestry of characters ... Read more

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  • The Wicker Work Woman: A Chronicle of Our Own Times

    A Satirical Tale of Hypocrisy and Absurdity in 19th Century France

    by Anatole France ...
    Translated by M. P. Willcocks ...
    In "The Wicker Work Woman: A Chronicle of Our Own Times," Anatole France presents a richly woven narrative steeped in irony and social critique. Set against the backdrop of late 19th and early 20th century France, this novel explores themes of love, art, and societal transformation through the lens of a central character whose complexities reflect the tumult of modernity. France employs an elegant ... Read more

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  • MARIE ANTOINETTE - Stefan Zweig

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  • A Mummer's Tale and The Wicker Work Woman

    by Anatole France ...
    IN his study M. Bergeret, professor of literature at the University, was preparing his lesson on the eighth book of the Æneidto the shrill mechanical accompaniment of the piano, on which, close by, his daughters were practising a difficult exercise. M. Bergeret’s room possessed only one window, but this was a large one, and filled up one whole side. It admitted, however, more draught than light, ... Read more

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  • The Life of Marie Antionette, Queen of France

    by Charles Duke Yonge ...
    A comprehensive look at the life of Marie Antoinette. Wife to King Louis XVI, she was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution. Her life has become a symbol of the rich continuing their ostentatious lifestyle even while their country lives in squalor around them. ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Anatole France (Delphi Classics)

    by Anatole France, Delphi Classics ...
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    Winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature, Anatole France was a French poet, journalist and novelist, whose works were celebrated for their nobility of style and profound human sympathy. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents France’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus ... Read more

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  • The Gods Will Have Blood

    (Les Dieux Ont Soif)

    by Anatole France, Frederick Davies ...
    It is April 1793 and the final power struggle of the French Revolution is taking hold: the aristocrats are dead and the poor are fighting for bread in the streets. In a Paris swept by fear and hunger lives Gamelin, a revolutionary young artist appointed magistrate, and given the power of life and death over the citizens of France. But his intense idealism and unbridled single-mindedness drive him ... Read more

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  • Paris: With Pen and Pencil (1858) (Illustrated)

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    ** The “Memoirs of Paris Past” collection presents fiction and non-fiction – travelers' guides, journals, histories,etc. - which wholly or in part shows Paris as it was at different points in history. If you love Paris and want to virtually stroll its streets in past times, search for “Memoirs of Paris Past” to find other works in the series. ** From the author of this volume: “The contents of ... Read more

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  • The Confessions

    by Jean-Jaques Rousseau, Tom Griffith ...
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    This translation first appeared in a privately printed edition in 1904 (the translator remains anonymous).With an Introduction by Derek Matravers.When it was first published in 1781, The Confessions scandalised Europe with its emotional honesty and frank treatment of the author's sexual and intellectual development. Since then, it has had a more profound impact on European thought. Rousseau left ... Read more

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  • The Ancient Regime

    by John Durand, Hippolyte Taine, Svend Rom ...
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  • Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1

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    If the capital of the French nation, situated on the river Seine, were simply the most beautiful, the wittiest, wickedest, and most artistic of towns, if – as has been so often asserted (and not exclusively by the citizens thereof) – the most commonplace and the most brilliant of human manifestations alike take on new qualities, texture, and interest the moment they become Parisien, then, indeed, ... Read more

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