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The attack on the mill and other stories (The World's classics)
By Douglas Parmee, Émile Zola. 1984
Tristram Shandy
By Laurence Sterne. 1791
Beginning with an account of his own conception (because his father had forgotten to wind the clock!) this parson-turned-writer uses…
the story of his birth and early years as a vehicle for many bizarre and hilarious digressions. These include - amongst others - his Uncle Toby, nursing his 'wound in the groin' and playing war games with Tristram's father, and Dr. Slop, whose delivery technique gave the author a birthday present of a bent nose. 1791.The debacle: (1870-71) (Penguin classics)
By Émile Zola, Leonard William Tancock. 1972
The story is set against the background of the political and military events that ended the reign of Napoléon III…
and the Second Empire in 1870, in particular the Franco-Prussian War, the Battle of Sedan and the Paris Commune. 1972.The Earth (Penguin classics)
By Émile Zola, Douglas Parmě. 1980
This novel measures the agricultural seasons against the human cycle of birth, marriage and death. Describes the harsh struggles of…
a farming community to look after their land and control their sometimes wayward society. 1980. Uniform title: Terre.Béatrix (Le livre de poche. Classique #1680/1681)
By Honoré De Balzac. 1966
The hand of Ethelberta: a comedy in chapters
By Thomas Hardy, Tim Dolin. 1996
The brilliant adventuress Ethelberta disguises her humble origins and brings her family to London, installing them incognito in her town…
house as servants, happily exploiting the attentions of four different suitors in a plot rich in schemes. 1996, c1876.Diary of a pilgrimage (Jerome K. Jerome Ser.)
By Jerome K Jerome. 1891
Invited to the theatre on Monday next, Jerome discovers it is at Ober-Ammergau. He looked at his diary and saw…
that Aunt Emma was coming, calculated that he would miss her and decided that he would go! And so began an epic pilgrimage. 1891.Cousin Bette
By Honoré De Balzac. 1846
Set in Paris in the early 19th century, this is a story of family life and of the evil caused…
by the malicious Lisbeth, who masks frustration and bitterness behind a facade of goodwill. 1846.Le magasin d'antiquités
By Charles Dickens, Alfred Des Essarts. 1981
Nelly et son grand-père vivent dans une petite maison. Kit, un brave et honnête garçon, les sert avec une loyauté…
sans faille. Mais le vieil homme, bien qu'adorant l'enfant, cache de sombres secrets. Un horrible nain, Mr Quilp, va les chasser de leur maison et les poursuivre, persuadé que le vieil homme a emporté un magot. Au travers du destin tragique de Nelly, Dickens dénonce le caractère inhumain du monde industriel de cette Angleterre de la fin du XIXème siècle. 1981, c1841. Titre uniforme: Old curiosity shop.Persuasion
By Jane Austen. 1818
Anne Elliot has been persuaded to break off her engagement, but meets Wentworth again after some time, and the story…
is concerned with the gradual revival of his passion for her. 1818.The picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin classics)
By Oscar Wilde, Robert Mighall. 1890
"If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old...I would give…
my soul for that!" The wish uttered by Dorian Gray as he gazes on his portrait forms the basis of this story, of a gilded and spoilt hedonist who is willing to sell his soul for his beauty. 1890.David Copperfield (Everyman's library)
By Charles Dickens. 1981
The histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel
By François Rabelais, J. M Cohen. 1963
First published in the early sixteenth century, this five-part satirical work describes the life of the giant Gargantua and his…
son Pantagruel as they come into conflict with the oppressive institutions of France: the church and the educational and legal systems. Strong language. 1963.The Master of Ballantrae: a winter's tale
By Robert Louis Stevenson. 1957
Story of a tragic bitter feud between two Scottish brothers. The elder brother, believed to have died in battle, returns…
home to persecute his younger brother, who has succeeded him to his title and estate and married his betrothed. 1957.Wild animals I have known (New Canadian library ; #141)
By Ernest Thompson Seton. 1898
The betrothed: I Promessi Sposi (The Penguin classics)
By Alessandro Manzoni, Bruce Penman. 1972
Set in the Milan area in the early 17th century. Follows the fate of Lucia and Renzo, two peasant lovers…
cruelly separated by the machinations of a lecherous Spanish nobleman. First published in the 18th century. 1972.Bonjour tristesse (Great loves)
By Françoise Sagan, Irene Ash. 2007
Cecile leads a hedonistic, frivolous life with her father and his young mistresses. On holiday in the South of France,…
she is seduced by the sun, the sand and her first lover. But when her father decides to remarry, their carefree existence becomes clouded by tragedy. Originally published in 1954. 2007.Le Père Goriot (Macmillan's modern language texts)
By Honoré De Balzac. 1946
The Decameron: [volume 2 of two volumes]
By Giovanni Boccaccio, Edward Hutton, J M Rigg. 1930
In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside.…
They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there. Descriptions of sex. 1930.Roderick Random
By T Smollett. 1748