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Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1999
Description
[This work has been] considered a classic statement of faith in democracy and egalitarianism. The first part of the document, dedicated to George Washington, appeared in 1791. Defending the early events of the French Revolution, it spoke on behalf of democracy, equality and a new European order. Part Two, which appeared the following year, is perhaps [the author's] finest example of political pamphleteering and an exemplary work that supported social...
Author
Publisher
Barnes and Noble Classics
Pub. Date
2005, 1830
Description
"Handsome and ambitious, Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins and make something of his life-by adopting the code of hypocrisy by which his society operates. Julien ultimately commits a crime-out of passion, principle, or insanity-that will bring about his downfall. The Red and the Black is a lively, satirical picture of French Restoration society after Waterloo, riddled with corruption, greed, and ennui. The complex,...
Author
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Paris, 1940. German tanks rumble through the streets of Paris, forcing frightened citizens to flee. But not everyone has the luxury to leave. Camille Lacroix, a chambermaid at the world-famous Hôtel Ritz, must stay to support her family back home in Brittany. Desperate to earn money, Camille also acts as a lady's maid for longtime guest Vivian Miller, a glamorous American widow--and a Nazi sympathizer. Despite her distrust of the woman, Camille...
5) La lettre a Alexandrine: ecrite dans les derniers jours de Marie-Anne-Charlotte de Corday d'Armont
Author
Pub. Date
1985
Description
Le 13 juillet 1793, une jeune fille se présente au numéro trente de la rue des Cordeliers. Vêtue d'un déshabillé moucheté brun et d'un jupon à raies couleur "boue de Paris", le haut chapeau noir à la mode posé sur ses cheveux blonds, elle est ravissante et fraîche en dépit de la canicule. Je voudrais parler à Marat, demande-t-elle de sa voix chantante...Quel chemin a mené Charlotte Corday, descendante de Pierre Corneille, appartenant...
Author
Series
Aimée Leduc investigation volume 21
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc has been framed for the murder of her daughter's father-now she's on the lam, and must find the real killer to clear her name in this thrilling 21st installment of Cara Black's New York Times bestselling mystery series. Aimée Leduc's ex Melac, her daughter's father, has been hounding her for weeks, pressuring her to move little Chloe to Brittany, threatening to take her to court for custody-all but stalking...
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
2024, 2023
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Description
Following his departure from the Commonwealth, Daryl Dixon washes ashore in France, raising the ire of a splintered but growing autocratic movement centered in Paris and endangering a young boy at the heart of a benevolent religious movement.
Author
Series
Essex dogs volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024, 2023
Description
"1347. Bruised and bloodied by an epic battle at Crécy, six soldiers known as the Essex Dogs pick through the wreckage of the fighting— and their own lives. Now a new siege is beginning, and the Dogs are sent to attack the soaring walls of Calais. King Edward has vowed no Englishman will leave France 'til this city falls. To get home, they must survive a merciless winter in a lawless camp deadlier than any battlefield. Obsessed with tracking down...
Author
Series
Publisher
UDON Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
In a new graphic novel adaptation, escaped convict Jean Valjean risks his freedom to take care of a motherless young girl during a period of political unrest in Paris while Inspector Javert relentlessly pursues him for a minor crime.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
Readers will enjoy uncovering the secrets, stories, and meaning behind Post-Impressionism. The title will also introduce famous Post-Impressionist artists such as Van Gogh and Paul Cézanne. This series is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to the Common Core standards & correlated to state standards.
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Description
"For fans of sweeping historical literature in the vein of Philipp Meyer's The Son or Min Jin Lee's Pachinko, an extraordinary US literary debut set in Paris and colonial New Orleans and based on a true story, about three of the 88 young women--among them an orphan, a madwoman, and an abortionist--who were deported to the Louisiana Territory as brides"--
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Publisher Annotation: Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting new addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series! Follow Joan of Arc on her journey to convince the Dauphin to let her lead the French army in the Battle of Orleans and win the Hundred Years' War. A story of faith, courage, and determination, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the teenage French heroine -- brought to life by gripping...
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