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The Princesse De Cleves
The first modern novel of France, and a tale of unrequited love Set towards the end of the reign of Henry II of France, The Princesse de Cl ves (1678)...
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1: From Marguerite de
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...
Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
Author: Mike Duncan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 512 Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of...
Love in a Cold Climate
Nancy Mitford's Love in a Cold Climate is a wickedly funny satire, brilliantly lampooning upper-class society. When Polly, a beautiful aristocrat, declares her love for her married, lecherous uncle -...
American Scoundrel
Murder, Love and politics in Civil War America. Murder, Love and politics in Civil War America. On the last, cold Sunday of February 1859, Daniel Sickles shot his wife's lover...