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To have and have not
By Ernest Hemingway. 1994
"I don't know who made the laws, but I know there ain't no law that you got to go hungry."…
Harry Morgan was hard, the classic Hemingway hero. He had to be hard, rum-running, gun-running and man-running from Cuba to the Florida Keys in the Depression. He risked stray coastguard bullets and sudden doublecrosses, but it was the only way he could keep his boat, keep his independence and keep his belly full. Descriptions of violence. 1994.An old favourite about a kind-hearted doctor who loves animals so much that he learns their language. The story of…
his trip to Africa to cure the monkeys of a terrible sickness is full of humorous improbabilities. Grades 4-7. 1988.In 1928 Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, the Compson brothers - Quentin, Jason, and the "idiot" son Benjy - narrate events that…
trace the gradual disintegration of the family, including the ostracism of their wanton sister, Caddy. 1992, c1929.The Oxford book of English ghost stories
By Michael Cox, R. A Gilbert. 1986
A selection of 42 stories written between 1829 and 1968, which represents a range of the English tradition of the…
literary ghost story by demonstrating its historical development as well as major themes and characteristics. 1986.The master of Jalna (Whiteoaks of Jalna saga ; #10)
By Mazo De la Roche. 1933
After the death of Gran, Renny attempts to retrieve the family fortunes and maintain the traditions established by his grandfather.…
Sequel to "Finch's fortune" (DC30892). Followed by "Whiteoak harvest" (DC31474). 1973, c1933. (Whiteoaks of Jalna saga ; 10)The long winter (Little house books ; #5)
By Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1940
The Ingalls family moves into the town of DeSmet to weather the dangerous winter ahead. As the snow mounts, Laura…
and her family must ration their food and coal as they wait in vain for a train to arrive with supplies. Almanzo Wilder and his brother realize that if something isn't done soon, everyone will starve. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "By the shores of Silver Lake" (DC39033). Followed by "Little town on the prairie" (DC02005). 1941 Newbery Honor book. 1971, c1940. (Little house books ; 5)The little prince
By Antoine de Saint Exupéry. 1971
After crashing in the desert, an airplane pilot meets the Little Prince. The prince describes his adventures on other planets…
as he attempts to learn about the universe. For all ages. First published in 1943. 1971. Uniform title: Petit prince.The left hand of darkness (The hainish Ser.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1969
An envoy from a galactic community arrives on the world of Winter where all humans are hermaphrodites. Drawn into the…
local politics, the envoy is forced to reconsider attitudes toward human relationships. 1976, c1969.The jungle (Penguin classics)
By Upton Sinclair. 1985
Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the…
nineteenth century and brought into sharp moral focus the appalling odds against which immigrants and other working people struggled for their share of the American dream. Denounced by the conservative press as an un-American libel on the meatpacking industry, the book was championed by more progressive thinkers, including then President Theodore Roosevelt, and was a major catalyst to the passing of the Pure Food and Meat Inspection act, which has tremendous impact to this day. 1985.The House on the borderland
By William Hope Hodgson. 2000
Two young backpackers discover a decaying diary among the ancient ruins of an Irish manor house. They read aloud from…
it, hearing a harrowing tale of inexplicable evil and violent struggle against terrors. In the winding cellar corridors of the decrepit house, Byron Gault, his sister, and their dog fight off savage attacks by cloven-hoofed half-humans erupting from the depths of the mansion's foundations. Or do they? Some descriptions of violence. 2000, c1908.The house of mirth
By Edith Wharton. 1985
The beautiful Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City. She seeks a husband who can satisfy…
her needs for admiration and wealth, but in her morally bankrupt world, she finds only scandal. 1985.L'appel de la forêt, et autres histoires du pays de l'or ((Collection 10/18 ; 827. L'appel de la vie).)
By Jack London, Louis Postif, Francis Lacassin. 1974
L'Appel de la Forêt n'est pas seulement un classique de la littérature d'aventures, la vision que le chien Buck porte…
sur le monde et les hommes de la Ruée vers l'Or fournit à Jack London l'occasion d'une parabole. À travers l'épopée d'un chien humilié puis triomphant, l'auteur du Talon de Fer condamne l'individualisme, l'oppression du plus faible par le plus fort, l'inégalité, le vol, l'injustice. Il exalte l'énergie, la solidarité, l'effort physique, la fraternité. La douloureuse initiation de Buck illustre les idées de Darwin sur l'adaptation au milieu ; tandis que son retour à la vie sauvage démontre, à rebours, la vérité de l'évolutionnisme. En prologue à L'Appel de la forêt, quatorze Histoires du Pays de l'Or, inédites en français. 1974. Titre uniforme: The call of the wildYouth: a narrative
By Joseph Conrad. 1967
Three of Conrad's most well-known stories in one book. In "Youth" he explores a boy's reactions to his first sea-voyage.…
"Heart of Darkness" describes the search for a long-lost explorer in the depths of the jungle. In the final story, "The End of the Tether", an honourable sea-captain discovers that he can be as corrupt as his crew and in so doing commits the unpardonable sin of endangering his ship. 1967.Le coeur est un chasseur solitaire
By Carson McCullers. 1947
Chef-d'oeuvre incontestable de roman américain moderne publié en 1940. Des êtres blessés et marginaux promis à un avenir d'obscurité, d'erreurs…
et de ruine dans une petite ville au coeur du sud des États-Unis, à la fin des années 30. On y rretrouve, entre autres, une adolescente qui rêve de musique, un sourd-muet qui lit sur les lèvres et dans les âmes, un ami grec obèse, etc.Les premiers hommes dans la lune
By H. G Wells. 1984
Près de soixante-dix ans avant les missions Apollo, Cavor et Bedford alunissaient dans un appareil qui avait déjà une vague…
ressemblance avec le module de la N.A.S.A. : une boule d'acier revêtue de verre épais. Un classique de la littérature fantastique. 1984, c1901. Titre uniforme: The first men in the moon.L'amant de Lady Chatterley
By D. H Lawrence. 1991
Épouse frustrée d'un mari infirme, Constance Chatterley vit avec son garde-chasse une passion dans laquelle le désir physique est indissociable…
de la complicité spirituelle. Descriptions régulières de nature sexuelle. c1991. Titre uniforme: Lady Chatterley's lover.Gatsby le magnifique
By F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1946
On ne peut en même temps jouir de la fête et l'organiser; s'en inquiéter, être à la fois au-dedans et…
au-dehors dans l'impunité. Admirable fable moderne dans laquelle scintillent la fascination de l'argent et l'esprit d'aventure. c1946. Titre uniforme: Great Gatsby.Le diable au corps
By Raymond Radiguet. 1987
Un dimanche d'avril 1917, François, seize ans, fait la connaissance de Marthe, dix-huit ans, qui est déjà fiancée à Jacques,…
soldat combattant sur le front. Récit d'un amour adultère et tragique, ardent et sincère, Le Diable au corps est un chef-d'oeuvre. 1987, c1923.Notre-Dame de Paris
By Victor Hugo. 1972
Victor Hugo, dans ce célèbre roman, évoque un Moyen Âge pittoresque, des fresques saisissantes de la cour des Miracles, le…
peuple du Paris de Louis XI et des personnages illustrant la fatalité des passions: le Mal, le prêtre Frollo, le Bien, le monstre Quasimodo et la Victime, la belle Esméralda. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1972, c1831.Les Misérables
By Victor Hugo. 1982