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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does the human face truly reveal, and can anyone learn to read, remember, and identify it with...

Beautiful clothbound edition of Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love, ahead of the major new film starring Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. Part of Penguin's beautiful...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the pen of one of France's most beloved illustrators comes L'Amour, a charming and whimsical celebration of...

Penguin Classics relaunch Blaise Pascal, the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, was a gifted mathematician and physicist, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon which his...

A major celebration of the French short story, spanning three centuries The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous...

The iconic study of the Haitian revolution by one of the founding fathers of Caribbean scholarship, now in Modern Classics for the first time In 1791, inspired by the ideals...

Author: Jacques Pepin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Master chef Jacques Pepin shares his expert insights on cooking economically at home-how to save money, time, and effort-in Jacques Pepin...

Rousseau's autobiography, giving a unique insight into the mind and life of one of the greatest thinkers of the Enlightenment Widely regarded as the first modern autobiography, The Confessions is...

Rousseau's final work and meditation After a period of forced exile and solitary wandering brought about by his radical views on religion and politics, Jean-Jacques Rousseau returned to Paris in...

Penguin Classics relaunch 'Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains' These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate...

The latest title from the bestselling author John le Carre to come into Penguin Modern Classics Harry Pendel is the charismatic proprietor of Pendel and Braithwaite Limitada of Panama, through...

Volume three, the concluding part of Javier Marias's acclaimed and evocative 'novel in parts' Jacques Deza is back in London and once again working for the secret intelligence agency run...

Author: Henri Charriere Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 688 A classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure - a bestselling phenomenon of the 1960s Condemned for a murder...

Author: Jacques Pepin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Master chef Jacques Pepin shares his expert insights on cooking economically at home-how to save money, time, and effort-in Jacques Pepin...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of the most electrifying and consequential works in the history of Western political thought, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The...

Volume one of Javier Marias's acclaimed and evocative 'novel in parts' Recently divorced, Jacques Deza moves from Madrid to London to start anew. At a party held by retired don,...

Henri Peyre (1901-1988), a giant figure in French studies, did more to introduce Americans to the modern literature and culture of French than any other person. Sterling Professor and chair...

Author: Hubert KennedyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Peremptory Publications Concord, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic biography chronicles the life and intellectual contributions of...