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  • Honoré de Balzac

    Exploring Balzac's Literary Legacy and Influence on French Literature

    Translated by David Desmond ...
    Théophile Gautier's "Honoré de Balzac" serves as both a tribute and a critical analysis of one of France's most influential literary figures. Written in a lyrical style characteristic of Gautier's broader oeuvre, the text navigates the complexities of Balzac's life and artistic vision, situating him as a foundational figure of literary realism. Through an exploration of Balzac's themes, such as ... Read more

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  • The Misadventures Of Oliver Booth: Life In The Lap Of Luxury

    by David Desmond ...
    Oliver Booth dreams of becoming one of the beautiful people of Palm Beach, but with his arrogant personality, his garish wardrobe, and his incompetent stewardship of an antique shop stuffed with gilded Mexican reproductions of classic French designs, there is nothing beautiful about him. Thus it is luck rather than merit that leads Oliver to hire Bernard Dauphin, a young French waiter at a tony ... Read more

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  • Peter Pan

    Series series Pop! Lit For Kids
    Life with Peter Pan is hardly dull! The boy who never grows up takes Wendy and her brothers on a wild adventure. With fairy Tinker Bell, they fly far, far away to Neverland. There, they live under a tree with the Lost Boys and hide from the pirates. Follow Peter and friends in their fantasies until bloodthirsty Hook creeps up. Can they escape? Tick tick tick ... ... Read more

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  • Honoré de Balzac

    by David Desmond ...
    First published in 1859, this biography of Honoré de Balzac by his friend and colleague Théophile Gautier is now being released in this dual language edition, with a new English translation by David Desmond followed by the original French text. ... Read more

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    Series series Peter and the Starcatchers
    The year is 1901--it's been twenty-three years since Peter and the Lost Boys returned from Rundoon. Since then, nobody on the island has grown a day older, and the Lost Boys continue their friendship with the Mollusk tribe, and their rivalry with Captain Hook. Meanwhile in London, Molly has married George Darling and is raising three children: Wendy, Michael, and John. One night a visitor appears ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Delphi Classics)

    Series Book 25 - Delphi Series Two
    Victor Hugo, the greatest Romantic writer of them all, is finally available in Delphi’s bestselling range of titles. This monumental eBook offers readers the most complete collection ever compiled of Hugo’s FICTIONAL works in English translation, with many bonus texts. (Version 2)* concise introductions to the novels and other works* images of how the novels first appeared, giving your eReader a ... Read more

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  • Lost in France

    Dedicated to Mrs. Cabanes for her kindness and hospitality.In a pithy, humorous memoir, the author recounts from her letters, the most vivid experiences of her student days as an assistant at a School in Albi, Southern France. 1969/70. ... Read more

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  • Classic Starts®: Peter Pan

    Illustrated by Karl James Mountford ...
    Series series Classic Starts®
    **“**All children grow up. All except one.” When Wendy and her brothers discover a boy named Peter Pan looking for his shadow, they can’t decide what makes him more magical: the fact that he can fly, or that he never grows up!This abridged retelling is the perfect way to introduce young readers to the marvelous Neverland, jealous Tinker Bell, and menacing Captain Hook. ... Read more

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  • Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Tome I

    Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Tome I by Alexandre Dumas. ... Read more

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  • Murder, She Wrote: Blood on the Vine

    Series Book 15 - Murder, She Wrote
    Jessica Fletcher must solve a wine country caper when she takes a trip to Napa Valley in this mystery in in the long-running series.Jessica Fletcher is visiting California wine country while doing research for her next book, and invites her old friend, Scotland Yard detective George Sutherland to join her at a cozy Bed and Breakfast. No sooner do they arrive than they find the valley abuzz over ... Read more

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  • Peter Pan

    Illustrated by Jean Zallinger ...
    Series series A Stepping Stone Book
    Considered a masterpiece since its first appearance on stage in 1904, Peter Pan is J. M. Barrie’s most famous work and arguably the greatest of all children’s stories. While it is a wonderful fantasy for the young, Peter Pan*,* particularly in the novel form Barrie published in 1911, says something important to all of us. Here “the boy who wouldn’t grow up” and his adventures with Wendy and the ... Read more

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  • Screw You Dolores

    A funny, touching, endearing romp towards happiness by one of New Zealand's best-loved writers. 'In 1997 I wrote my first book about always being on a diet but never being thin. I wanted to call it Screw You Dolores after an anecdote that I felt summed up the attitude I wanted to promote, but my publisher at the time said it was too rude; that little old ladies might be too embarrassed to ask for ... Read more

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