La Comédie Humaine
Title | La Comédie Humaine PDF eBook |
Author | Honoré de Balzac |
Publisher | |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Thirteen
Title | The Thirteen PDF eBook |
Author | Honore de Balzac |
Publisher | The Floating Press |
Pages | 427 |
Release | 2014-06-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1776538374 |
This series of three novellas is unified by an overarching motif: in all three tales, a mysterious secret society known as The Thirteen is at work behind the scenes. The men in the group have pledged eternal loyalty to each other, and if any member ever finds himself in peril, it is the sworn duty of the others to come to his aid. Honore de Balzac uses this premise as a device to explore a wide range of topics, including clashes between different classes of society, doomed romances, and intrigue driven by greed.
The Duchesse de Langeais
Title | The Duchesse de Langeais PDF eBook |
Author | Honoré de Balzac |
Publisher | Boston : Roberts |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 1885 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Forever Yours, Marie-Lou
Title | Forever Yours, Marie-Lou PDF eBook |
Author | Michel Tremblay |
Publisher | Dramatists Play Service Inc |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780889223493 |
Tremblay's penetrating analysis of a Quebec family unit. Cast of 3 women and 1 man.
The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Paris
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Paris PDF eBook |
Author | Anna-Louise Milne |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2013-08 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1107005124 |
A comprehensive exploration of Paris through the texts and experiences of a vast and vibrant range of authors.
Queen Victoria
Title | Queen Victoria PDF eBook |
Author | Lytton Strachey |
Publisher | New York Harcourt, Brace [1921] |
Pages | 478 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
Lytton Strachey's acclaimed portrayal of Queen Victoria revolutionised the art of biography by using elements of romantic fiction and melodrama to create a warm, humorous and very human portrait of this iconic figure. We see Victoria as a strong-willed child with a famous temper, as the 18-year-old girl queen, as a monarch, wife, mother and widow. Equally fascinating are the depictions of her relationships: with her governess "precious Lehzen", with Peel, Gladstone and Disraeli, with her beloved Albert and, in later life, her legendary devotion to her Highland servant John Brown.
Assorted Candies for the Theatre
Title | Assorted Candies for the Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Michel Tremblay |
Publisher | |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN |
A remembrance of childhood in Montreal's Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood, recrafted for the stage. Cast of 3 women and 4 men.