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The Naiad

A ghost story

by George Sand ...

Translated by Katherine Berry di Zérèga ...

In "The Naiad," George Sand weaves a rich tapestry of romantic idealism and psychological complexity. This narrative explores the delicate interplay between nature and human emotion through the character of the naiÃàd, a water spirit embodying both allure and the transient beauty of life. Sand'Äôs lyrical prose captures the essence of the French Romantic movement, characterized by an exploration ... Read more

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In "The Naiad," George Sand weaves a rich tapestry of romantic idealism and psychological complexity. This narrative explores the delicate interplay between nature and human emotion through the character of the naiÃàd, a water spirit embodying both allure and the transient beauty of life. Sand'Äôs lyrical prose captures the essence of the French Romantic movement, characterized by an exploration
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Marivaux: Two Plays

The Triumph of Love; The Game of Love and Chance

by Pierre de Marivaux, Braham Murray ...

Translated by Katherine Sand, Neil Bartlett ...

Series series Oberon Classics
Two tales of multiple misunderstanding by the eighteenth-century master of complex, witty comedies.In the tightly-structured, erotically-charged fable The Triumph of Love, a young princess, conscious that her claim to the throne is less than honourable, disguises herself as a man in order to dupe her enemies and persuade the rightful ruler to return. This faithful and vivid translation by Braham ... Read more

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Two tales of multiple misunderstanding by the eighteenth-century master of complex, witty comedies.In the tightly-structured, erotically-charged fable The Triumph of Love, a young princess, conscious that her claim to the throne is less than honourable, disguises herself as a man in order to dupe her enemies and persuade the rightful ruler to return. This faithful and vivid translation by Braham
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Dangerous Liaisons

by Choderlos de Laclos ...

Translated by Helen Constantine ...

Published in 1782, just years before the French Revolution, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. At its centre are two aristocrats, former lovers, who embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existences. While the Marquise de Merteuil challenges the Vicomte de Valmont to seduce an ... Read more

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Published in 1782, just years before the French Revolution, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. At its centre are two aristocrats, former lovers, who embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existences. While the Marquise de Merteuil challenges the Vicomte de Valmont to seduce an
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Dangerous Liaisons

by Pierre Choderlos De Laclos, Keith Carabine ...

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In this famous story of seduction, two highly intelligent but amoral French aristocrats plot the downfall of a respectable young married woman and a fifteen year old girl who has only just emerged from the convent. The letters these two conspirators exchange are remarkably frank in describing how they manage to achieve their ends and, at the same time, reveal nuances of character which make it ... Read more

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In this famous story of seduction, two highly intelligent but amoral French aristocrats plot the downfall of a respectable young married woman and a fifteen year old girl who has only just emerged from the convent. The letters these two conspirators exchange are remarkably frank in describing how they manage to achieve their ends and, at the same time, reveal nuances of character which make it
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MANON LESCAUT

by Abbé Prévost ...

Manon Lescaut (L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut) is a short novel by French author Abbé Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité (Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality). It was controversial in its time and was banned in France upon publication. Despite this, it became very popular and pirated editions ... Read more

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Manon Lescaut (L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut) is a short novel by French author Abbé Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité (Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality). It was controversial in its time and was banned in France upon publication. Despite this, it became very popular and pirated editions
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The School For Wives And The Learned Ladies, By Molière

Two comedies in an acclaimed translation.

by Richard Wilbur ...

The School for Wives concerns an insecure man who contrives to show the world how to rig an infallible alliance by marrying the perfect bride; The Learned Ladies centers on the domestic calamities wrought by a domineering woman upon her husband, children, and household. “Wilbur...makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one” (John Simon, New York). Introductions ... Read more

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The School for Wives concerns an insecure man who contrives to show the world how to rig an infallible alliance by marrying the perfect bride; The Learned Ladies centers on the domestic calamities wrought by a domineering woman upon her husband, children, and household. “Wilbur...makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one” (John Simon, New York). Introductions
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The Girl with The Golden Eyes

by Honore de Balzac ...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic,
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The Lily of the Valley

by Honore de Balzac ...

Classic novel. According to Wikipedia: "Honore de Balzac (May 20, 1799 - August 18, 1850) was a nineteenth-century French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of almost 100 novels and plays collectively entitled La Comedie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815. Due to his keen observation of detail and ... Read more

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Classic novel. According to Wikipedia: "Honore de Balzac (May 20, 1799 - August 18, 1850) was a nineteenth-century French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of almost 100 novels and plays collectively entitled La Comedie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815. Due to his keen observation of detail and
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Martin Guerre Celebrated Crimes

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by Alexandre Dumas ...

In this celebrated crime narrative by Alexandre Dumas, a vanished peasant returns to a village that has already begun to rewrite his life. Martin Guerre is a historical tale of identity, marriage, and the dangerous power of deception, as a wife, family, and entire community are drawn into a web of doubt when appearances seem to confirm the impossible. What begins as a remarkable homecoming becomes ... Read more

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In this celebrated crime narrative by Alexandre Dumas, a vanished peasant returns to a village that has already begun to rewrite his life. Martin Guerre is a historical tale of identity, marriage, and the dangerous power of deception, as a wife, family, and entire community are drawn into a web of doubt when appearances seem to confirm the impossible. What begins as a remarkable homecoming becomes
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A Second Home

by Honore De Balzac ...

Honore De Balzac may only have lived for 51 years but his work lives on through such vital classics as his novella A Second Home (Une Double Famille). Set in 1815, an impoverished mother and daughter slave away as embroiderers barely making ends meet. A part of his famous series La Comedie Humaine (The Human Comedy) which parodies and depicts French life in the period of the Resotration and the ... Read more

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Honore De Balzac may only have lived for 51 years but his work lives on through such vital classics as his novella A Second Home (Une Double Famille). Set in 1815, an impoverished mother and daughter slave away as embroiderers barely making ends meet. A part of his famous series La Comedie Humaine (The Human Comedy) which parodies and depicts French life in the period of the Resotration and the
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Depart Switzerland

by Jacques de Casanova ...

Another classic converted by eBooksLib.com. The Door � Keeper's Daughters � The Horoscopes � Mdlle. Roman ... Read more

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Another classic converted by eBooksLib.com. The Door � Keeper's Daughters � The Horoscopes � Mdlle. Roman
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Confession of a Child of the Century, all three volumes in a single file, in English translation

by Alfred de Musset ...

According to Wikipedia: "Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (11 December 1810 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century, autobiographical) from 1836.[" ... Read more

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According to Wikipedia: "Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (11 December 1810 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century, autobiographical) from 1836.["
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