France in History & Nonfiction eBooks

Letters to Camondo

by Edmund de Waal ...

"[A] slim and elegant volume" of letters written by a contemporary artist to a Jewish family killed in the Holocaust (Maurice Samuels, The New York Times Book Review ).Letters to Camondo is a collection of imaginary letters from artist Edmund de Waal to Moise de Camondo, the banker and art collector who created a spectacular house in Paris, now the Musée Nissim de Camondo, and filled it with the ... Read more

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"[A] slim and elegant volume" of letters written by a contemporary artist to a Jewish family killed in the Holocaust (Maurice Samuels, The New York Times Book Review ).Letters to Camondo is a collection of imaginary letters from artist Edmund de Waal to Moise de Camondo, the banker and art collector who created a spectacular house in Paris, now the Musée Nissim de Camondo, and filled it with the
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Murder in Paris '68

A True Story of Death and Glamour

by Edward Chisholm ...

A captivating true crime story about an unsolved murder in 1960s Paris that scandalized a nation.When a body discovered on the outskirts of Paris is identified as a former bodyguard and friend of the enigmatic film star Alain Delon, what begins as a simple murder investigation quickly develops into an explosive political scandal known as the Marković Affair.With a shady past and a taste for bad ... Read more

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A captivating true crime story about an unsolved murder in 1960s Paris that scandalized a nation.When a body discovered on the outskirts of Paris is identified as a former bodyguard and friend of the enigmatic film star Alain Delon, what begins as a simple murder investigation quickly develops into an explosive political scandal known as the Marković Affair.With a shady past and a taste for bad
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The Revolutionary Temper

Paris, 1748-1789

by Robert Darnton ...

**A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice“This captivating history of the decades leading up to the French Revolution…immerse[s] readers in what agitated Parisians read, wore, ate and sang on the way to toppling the monarchy of Louis XVI.” —New York Times Book ReviewA groundbreaking account of the coming of the French Revolution from a historian of worldwide acclaim.**When a Parisian crowd ... Read more

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**A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice“This captivating history of the decades leading up to the French Revolution…immerse[s] readers in what agitated Parisians read, wore, ate and sang on the way to toppling the monarchy of Louis XVI.” —New York Times Book ReviewA groundbreaking account of the coming of the French Revolution from a historian of worldwide acclaim.**When a Parisian crowd
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Aliénor d'Aquitaine

by Régine Pernoud ...

La chronique scandaleuse s'est emparée très tôt du personnage d'Aliénor d'Aquitaine; très tôt, puisqu'au XIIIe siècle déjà le facétieux Ménestrel de Reims lui attribuait des aventures avec Saladin! Les Français ne lui auraient-ils pas gardé rancune d'avoir abandonné la couronne de France pour celle d'Angleterre? Quoi qu'il en soit, la réputation fâcheuse qu'on lui a faite aura marqué, pour la ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

La chronique scandaleuse s'est emparée très tôt du personnage d'Aliénor d'Aquitaine; très tôt, puisqu'au XIIIe siècle déjà le facétieux Ménestrel de Reims lui attribuait des aventures avec Saladin! Les Français ne lui auraient-ils pas gardé rancune d'avoir abandonné la couronne de France pour celle d'Angleterre? Quoi qu'il en soit, la réputation fâcheuse qu'on lui a faite aura marqué, pour la
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The Black Count

Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Pulitzer Prize for Biography)

by Tom Reiss ...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “richly imagined biography” (The New York Times Book Review) of General Alex Dumas, who rose from slavery to command vast armies in the French Revolutionary Wars—and whose exploits were immortalized in his son’s novels The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers“Fascinating [and] entertaining.”—The Wall Street Journal“Remarkable.... ... Read more

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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “richly imagined biography” (The New York Times Book Review) of General Alex Dumas, who rose from slavery to command vast armies in the French Revolutionary Wars—and whose exploits were immortalized in his son’s novels The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers“Fascinating [and] entertaining.”—The Wall Street Journal“Remarkable....
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The Embroidered Book

by Kate Heartfield ...

*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel*‘Spellbinding’ JJA Harwood ‘An entertaining and dark read’ Stylist ‘An absorbing novel’ Guardian ‘Beautifully written’ Elizabeth Chadwick‘Power is not something you are given. Power is something you take. When you are a woman, it is a little more difficult, that’s all’Charlotte, daughter of the Habsburg Empress, arrives in Naples to marry a man she has ... Read more

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*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel*‘Spellbinding’ JJA Harwood ‘An entertaining and dark read’ Stylist ‘An absorbing novel’ Guardian ‘Beautifully written’ Elizabeth Chadwick‘Power is not something you are given. Power is something you take. When you are a woman, it is a little more difficult, that’s all’Charlotte, daughter of the Habsburg Empress, arrives in Naples to marry a man she has
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Duke (Leopards of Normandy 2)

An action-packed historical epic of battle, death and dynasty

by David Churchill ...

**From the co-author of the No.1 bestselling Wilbur Smith novel, WAR CRY*The Conqueror will rise...The Leopards of Normandy trilogy continues with DUKE, as William of Normandy inherits his father's title and assumes command of his lands. David Churchill's 'exciting mix of medieval betrayal, violence and sex' (Wilbur Smith) is sure to enthral fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.Normandy, ... ... Read more

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**From the co-author of the No.1 bestselling Wilbur Smith novel, WAR CRY*The Conqueror will rise...The Leopards of Normandy trilogy continues with DUKE, as William of Normandy inherits his father's title and assumes command of his lands. David Churchill's 'exciting mix of medieval betrayal, violence and sex' (Wilbur Smith) is sure to enthral fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.Normandy, ...
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Clementine Churchill. La femme du lion

by Béatrix de l'Aulnoit, Philippe Alexandre ...

Londres, mars 1908 : Clementine Hozier et Winston Churchill se rencontrent à un dîner où ni l’un ni l’autre ne voulaient se rendre. Leur coup foudre est à l’origine d’un étonnant roman d’amour qui va durer près de soixante ans. Ensemble, ils ont eu cinq enfants. Alors que les femmes de chefs d’État ont tant de mal à trouver la mesure entre effacement et influence, dès le jour de son mariage, à 23 ... Read more

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Londres, mars 1908 : Clementine Hozier et Winston Churchill se rencontrent à un dîner où ni l’un ni l’autre ne voulaient se rendre. Leur coup foudre est à l’origine d’un étonnant roman d’amour qui va durer près de soixante ans. Ensemble, ils ont eu cinq enfants. Alors que les femmes de chefs d’État ont tant de mal à trouver la mesure entre effacement et influence, dès le jour de son mariage, à 23
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Death in the City of Light

The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris

by David King ...

The gripping, true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his own reign of terror in Nazi-Occupied Paris.As decapitated heads and dismembered body parts surfaced in the Seine, Commissaire Georges-Victor Massu, head of the Brigade Criminelle, was tasked with tracking down the elusive murderer in a twilight world of Gestapo, gangsters, resistance fighters, pimps, prostitutes, spies, and other ... Read more

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The gripping, true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his own reign of terror in Nazi-Occupied Paris.As decapitated heads and dismembered body parts surfaced in the Seine, Commissaire Georges-Victor Massu, head of the Brigade Criminelle, was tasked with tracking down the elusive murderer in a twilight world of Gestapo, gangsters, resistance fighters, pimps, prostitutes, spies, and other
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A Woman of No Importance

The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

by Sonia Purnell ...

**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE • A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERChosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator, and the Times of LondonWinner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography“Excellent…This book is as riveting as any thriller.. ... Read more

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**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE • A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERChosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator, and the Times of LondonWinner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography“Excellent…This book is as riveting as any thriller..
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The Paris Catacombs

A Secret History of Underground Paris

by Fabrizio de Gennaro ...

Beneath the streets of Paris lies a forbidden underground world: nearly 300 kilometers of tunnels that run deeper than the city's sewers and metro lines. These mysterious passageways bear hidden traces of key moments in history — from the French Revolution and the Paris Commune to the failed coup of 1937 by the Cagoule, the German occupation, and Cold War nuclear shelters.The catacombs stretch 15 ... Read more

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Beneath the streets of Paris lies a forbidden underground world: nearly 300 kilometers of tunnels that run deeper than the city's sewers and metro lines. These mysterious passageways bear hidden traces of key moments in history — from the French Revolution and the Paris Commune to the failed coup of 1937 by the Cagoule, the German occupation, and Cold War nuclear shelters.The catacombs stretch 15
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The Black Baron

The Strange Life of Gilles de Rais

by Tennille Dix ...

The Black Baron - The Strange Life of Gilles De Rais" is Tennille Dix's 1930 biography of Gilles de Rais (1405-1440), a French knight and lord who led the French army and was one of Joan of Arc's companion-in-arms. Rais lived an extravagant life and even dabbled in the occult before being hanged for a series of child murders in 1440 in Nantes. A must read for those who are interested in French ... Read more

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The Black Baron - The Strange Life of Gilles De Rais" is Tennille Dix's 1930 biography of Gilles de Rais (1405-1440), a French knight and lord who led the French army and was one of Joan of Arc's companion-in-arms. Rais lived an extravagant life and even dabbled in the occult before being hanged for a series of child murders in 1440 in Nantes. A must read for those who are interested in French
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The Memoirs Of Dr. Thomas W. Evans : Recollections Of The Second French Empire

by Dr. Thomas Wiltberger Evans ...

Despite not speaking a word of French, the intrepid Dr. Evans left his native Philadelphia for Paris. His professional qualifications as a dentist did not seem to indicate that his life be filled with the adventures that he gleefully threw himself into. Within a short period in Paris, he became renowned for his medical skill and enjoyed the confidences of Kings, Princes and no less a person than ... Read more

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Despite not speaking a word of French, the intrepid Dr. Evans left his native Philadelphia for Paris. His professional qualifications as a dentist did not seem to indicate that his life be filled with the adventures that he gleefully threw himself into. Within a short period in Paris, he became renowned for his medical skill and enjoyed the confidences of Kings, Princes and no less a person than
... Read more
Beast

Werewolves, Serial Killers, and Man-Eaters: The Mystery of the Monsters of the Gévaudan

by S. R. Schwalb, Gustavo Sánchez Romero ...

Using modern biology and history to investigate a series of grisly deaths in the countryside of 18th-century France.Something unimaginable occurred from 1764 to 1767 in the remote highlands of south-central France. For three years, a real-life monster, or monsters, ravaged the region, slaughtering by some accounts more than 100 people, mostly women and children, and inflicting severe injuries upon ... Read more

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Using modern biology and history to investigate a series of grisly deaths in the countryside of 18th-century France.Something unimaginable occurred from 1764 to 1767 in the remote highlands of south-central France. For three years, a real-life monster, or monsters, ravaged the region, slaughtering by some accounts more than 100 people, mostly women and children, and inflicting severe injuries upon
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The Collapse of the Third Republic

An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940

by William L. Shirer ...

The National Book Award–winning historian's "vivid and moving" eyewitness account of the fall of France to Hitler's Third Reich at the outset of WWII ( The New York Times).As an international war correspondent and radio commentator during World War II, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's ... Read more

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The National Book Award–winning historian's "vivid and moving" eyewitness account of the fall of France to Hitler's Third Reich at the outset of WWII ( The New York Times).As an international war correspondent and radio commentator during World War II, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's
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Napoleon and his Marshals

Victory, Rivalry, Betrayal

by Andrew Roberts ...

From the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon the Great, the dramatic story of the team of rivals who propelled the rise and fall of history's greatest warrior.In 1804, immediately after he appointed himself Emperor, Napoleon created the Marshalate, the supreme military honour of the empire. Over the next decade, he elevated to it some of his most outstanding ... Read more

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From the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon the Great, the dramatic story of the team of rivals who propelled the rise and fall of history's greatest warrior.In 1804, immediately after he appointed himself Emperor, Napoleon created the Marshalate, the supreme military honour of the empire. Over the next decade, he elevated to it some of his most outstanding
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La guerre franco-allemande de 1870. Une histoire globale

by Nicolas Bourguinat, Gilles Vogt ...

La guerre de 1870 est méconnue. Un affrontement localisé, mené sur le seul territoire français par deux puissances rivales ; une Prusse dirigée d’une main de fer par l’habile chancelier Bismarck, qui met à genoux une France affaiblie par les errements d’un Second Empire en déclin et d’une République encore mal assurée ; la perte traumatique de l’Alsace-Lorraine sous les yeux indifférents d’une ... Read more

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La guerre de 1870 est méconnue. Un affrontement localisé, mené sur le seul territoire français par deux puissances rivales ; une Prusse dirigée d’une main de fer par l’habile chancelier Bismarck, qui met à genoux une France affaiblie par les errements d’un Second Empire en déclin et d’une République encore mal assurée ; la perte traumatique de l’Alsace-Lorraine sous les yeux indifférents d’une
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The Dreyfus Affair

The Scandal That Tore France in Two

by Piers Paul Read ...

July 20, 1894. The German Military Attache in Paris. Colonel Maximillien von Schwarzkoppen received a visit from a seedy-looking middle-aged Frenchman who would not give his name. He told Schwarzkoppen that he was a French army officer serving on the General Staff; that he was in desperate need of money; and was therefore prepared to sell military secrets to the Germans.Captain Alfred Dreyfus, ... Read more

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July 20, 1894. The German Military Attache in Paris. Colonel Maximillien von Schwarzkoppen received a visit from a seedy-looking middle-aged Frenchman who would not give his name. He told Schwarzkoppen that he was a French army officer serving on the General Staff; that he was in desperate need of money; and was therefore prepared to sell military secrets to the Germans.Captain Alfred Dreyfus,
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A New World Begins

The History of the French Revolution

by Jeremy Popkin ...

From an award-winning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern world.** “A fresh and fair-minded account of the revolution overflowing with vivid narrative detail and clear exposition.” —**Wall Street JournalThe French Revolution’s principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society—even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning ... Read more

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From an award-winning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern world.** “A fresh and fair-minded account of the revolution overflowing with vivid narrative detail and clear exposition.” —**Wall Street JournalThe French Revolution’s principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society—even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning
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Les deux Restaurations

by Éric Le Nabour ...

Le 3 mai 1814, Louis XVIII monte sur le trône de France, mettant fin à vingt-cinq ans de turbulences politiques. Pendant seize ans — exception faite de l’épisode des Cent Jours qui sonne le glas de l’Empire —, la première puis la seconde Restauration vont tenter de réorganiser l’État et de redresser le pays, d’abord en lui offrant la paix, en dépit des contradictions qui leur sont inhérentes. ... Read more

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Le 3 mai 1814, Louis XVIII monte sur le trône de France, mettant fin à vingt-cinq ans de turbulences politiques. Pendant seize ans — exception faite de l’épisode des Cent Jours qui sonne le glas de l’Empire —, la première puis la seconde Restauration vont tenter de réorganiser l’État et de redresser le pays, d’abord en lui offrant la paix, en dépit des contradictions qui leur sont inhérentes.
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Le Bûcher de Montségur

by Zoé Oldenbourg ...

En ce temps-là le Languedoc était pour l'Église un danger : ses chefs y toléraient la religion cathare. Pour la France du Nord et la monarchie capétienne, cette province riche, jalouse de son indépendance et de sa culture, mais désunie, était une proie convoitée. Quand le pape Innocent III, en 1209, prêcha la croisade contre l'hérésie cathare, commença une longue guerre de conquête : armées de ... Read more

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En ce temps-là le Languedoc était pour l'Église un danger : ses chefs y toléraient la religion cathare. Pour la France du Nord et la monarchie capétienne, cette province riche, jalouse de son indépendance et de sa culture, mais désunie, était une proie convoitée. Quand le pape Innocent III, en 1209, prêcha la croisade contre l'hérésie cathare, commença une longue guerre de conquête : armées de
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The Art Spy

The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland

by Michelle Young ...

Library Journal Best Books of 2025 * New York Public Library Best Books of 2025 * Finalist, Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Biography * Hyperallergic Favorite Art Books of 2025 * Publishers Weekly Best Books of Summer 2025 * 2025 American Library in Paris Book Award Longlist * 2026 Mass Book Awards Nonfiction HonorsA riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy ... Read more

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Library Journal Best Books of 2025 * New York Public Library Best Books of 2025 * Finalist, Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Biography * Hyperallergic Favorite Art Books of 2025 * Publishers Weekly Best Books of Summer 2025 * 2025 American Library in Paris Book Award Longlist * 2026 Mass Book Awards Nonfiction HonorsA riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy
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Papillon

by Henri Charriere ...

“A modern classic of courage and excitement.” —The New Yorker • The source for the iconic prison-escape film starring Steve McQueenHenri Charrière, nicknamed "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was wrongfully convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the brutal French Guiana penal colony, he became obsessed with one goal: escape. ... Read more

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“A modern classic of courage and excitement.” —The New Yorker • The source for the iconic prison-escape film starring Steve McQueenHenri Charrière, nicknamed "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was wrongfully convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the brutal French Guiana penal colony, he became obsessed with one goal: escape.
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Dunkirk: Nine Days That Saved An Army

A Day-by-Day Account of the Greatest Evacuation

by John Grehan ...

The epic of Dunkirk has been told many times, but the numerous accounts from surviving soldiers and sailors were often a blur of fear and fighting with the days mingling into each other, leaving what is, at times, a confusing picture. In this book, adopting a day by day approach, the author provides a clear portrayal of the unfolding drama on the perimeter around Dunkirk, in the port itself and ... Read more

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The epic of Dunkirk has been told many times, but the numerous accounts from surviving soldiers and sailors were often a blur of fear and fighting with the days mingling into each other, leaving what is, at times, a confusing picture. In this book, adopting a day by day approach, the author provides a clear portrayal of the unfolding drama on the perimeter around Dunkirk, in the port itself and
... Read more

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