13 must-read plays books like La Tour de Nesle by Alexandre Dumas

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La Tour de Nesle

By: Alexandre Dumas

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

La reine Marguerite de Bourgogne, réfugiée dans une sombre forteresse au bord de la Seine, qui est …

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1. Antigone

By: Jean Anouilh , Lewis Galantibre

3.78

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

Antigone was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was occupied and part of Hitler's Eu… read more

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"My part is not a heroic one, but I shall play my part."

-Jean Anouilh, Antigone

"It bothered me that whatever was waiting wasn't waiting for me"

-Jean Anouilh, Antigone

"Antigone — Et serre moi. Plus fort que tu ne m'as jamais serrée. Que toute ta force s'imprime dans moi. Hémon — Là. De toute ma force."

-Jean Anouilh, Antigone

"ANTIGONE: Tell me the truth! I beg you to tell me the truth! When you think about me, when it strikes you suddenly that I am going to belong to you―do you have the feeling that―that a great empty spa…"

-Jean Anouilh, Antigone

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2. Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5)

By: Andrzej Sapkowski

4.09

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

Jaki los czeka wiedźmina? Czy dane mu będzie połączyć się z miłością jego życia? Czy ziści się złow… read more

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"Love mocks good sense. That's its charm and beauty."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5)

"War demands casualties. Peace, it turns out, does too."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5)

"– Песню, как говаривает один мой знакомый, не задушишь, не убьешь… – Песню – да. Но песенника – вполне."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5)

"Не брюзжи, Геральт. И перестань дуться. При виде твоей кислой физиономии придорожные грибы сами маринуются."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5)

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3. Miss Julie

By: David French , August Strindberg

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The mortal conflict of the sexes, traced here by Strindberg in the clash between an aristocratic yo… read more

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Cover of Les Précieuses Ridicules by Molière

4. Les Précieuses Ridicules

By: Molière

3.66

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Les Precieuses ridiculesest une satire en un acte et en prose. Les Precieuses sont Magdelon et Cath… read more

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5. Bérénice

By: Jean Racine

4.12

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

Berenice, au centre de l'oeuvre de son auteur, en 1670, est une piece singuliere dans la production… read more

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Cover of The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo, Libby Purves, Geoff Woollen

6. The Last Day of a Condemned Man

By: Victor Hugo , Libby Purves , Geoff Woollen

3.98

Format: 109 pages, Paperback

Deeply shocking in its time, The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a profound and moving tale and a vi… read more

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"إن الموت يجعلني إنساناً شريراً !!"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

"كنت قادراً على التفكير في كل ما يسرني ، لأني كنتُ حراً"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

"¡Cuantós han muerto habiendo hecho planes para una larga vida!"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

"ماذا عراني فصرت بهذه الدرجة من التخاذل والإنهيار؟ إن باب القبر لا يُفتح من الداخل!!"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

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7. King Lear

By: William Shakespeare , William James Rolfe

3.91

Format: 338 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Shakespeare’s King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain… read more

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"Fortune love you."

-William Shakespeare, King Lear

"She is herself a dowry."

-William Shakespeare, King Lear

"All dark and comfortless."

-William Shakespeare, King Lear

"Nothing can come of nothing."

-William Shakespeare, King Lear

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8. Richard III

By: William Shakespeare , John Jowett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on the stage and has been adapted successful… read more

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9. Regarde les lumières mon amour

By: Annie Ernaux

3.94

Format: 489 pages, Paperback

Pendant un an, Annie Ernaux a tenu le journal de ses visites a l'hypermarche Auchan du centre comme… read more

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10. Le couteau dans la plaie (Médée, #2)

By: Blandine Le Callet , Nancy Peña

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Un mythe reinvente: la verite sur une femme libre, savante et meurtriere. Qui Medee etait-elle vrai… read more

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11. Bilinmeyen Bir Kadının Mektubu

By: Stefan Zweig , Ahmet Cemal

4.11

Format: 68 pages, Hardcover

Stefan Zweig Bilinmeyen Bir Kadının Mektubu (Brief einer Unbekannten) adlı uzun öyküsünü 1920'li yı… read more

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"იმდენი ვიოცნებე,რომ, თუ შეიძლება ასე ითქვას ოცნება გადავცვითე..."

-Stefan Zweig, Bilinmeyen Bir Kadının Mektubu

"... bir tel gibi gergindim ve varlığının ona her dokunuşuyla tınlıyordum."

-Stefan Zweig, Bilinmeyen Bir Kadının Mektubu

"...el momento apasionado que se apaga sin dejar rastro en el humo del olvido."

-Stefan Zweig, Bilinmeyen Bir Kadının Mektubu

"Je veux te dévoiler toute ma vie, cette vie qui n'a vraiment commencé que le jour où je t'ai connu."

-Stefan Zweig, Bilinmeyen Bir Kadının Mektubu

12. Gaspard de La Nuit

By: Aloysius Bertrand , T.E.D. Klein

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Gaspard de la Nuit (originally published in 1842) combines the haunting Gothic imagery of ETA Hoffm… read more

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13. A Doll's House

By: Henrik Ibsen , Michael Meyer

3.76

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

A Doll's House (1879), is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the… read more

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"Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"I must make up my mind which is right – society or I."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"لن تفقدوني طويلاً، فالراحلون سرعان ما ينطوون في زوايا النسيان."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"أنا ارى الناس صنفين .. صنف تعشقه المرأة، وصنف تحب أن تتجاذب معه أطراف الحديث."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

14. L'ombre d'Hécate (Médée, #1)

By: Blandine Le Callet , Nancy Peña

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

Medee est surtout connue pour etre la magicienne qui aida Jason a conquerir la toison d'or, et la f… read more

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15. Phèdre

By: Jean Racine

3.69

Format: 55 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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"Maintenant je me cherche et ne me trouve plus."

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

"Mes crimes désormais ont comblé la mesure. Je respire à la fois l'inceste et l'imposture"

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

"Présente je vous fuis; absente, je vous trouve; Dans le fond des forêts votre image me suit"

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

"Hélas! de vos malheurs innocente ou coupable, / De quoi pour vous sauver n'étais-je point capable?"

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

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16. Ruy Blas

By: Victor Hugo

3.54

Format: 271 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain… read more

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17. An Oresteia

By: Euripides , Sophocles , Aeschylus , Anne Carson

3.68

Format: 113 pages, Hardcover

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18. Le Malade imaginaire

By: Molière

3.63

Format: 255 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Le Malade imaginaire est la dernière comédie et en même temps la dernière pièce écrite par Molière.… read more

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"La musique est accoutumée à ne point faire ce qu'on veut."

-Molière, Le Malade imaginaire

"Presque tous les hommes meurent de leurs remèdes, et non pas de leurs maladies."

-Molière, Le Malade imaginaire

19. On ne badine pas avec l'amour

By: Alfred de Musset , None

3.96

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Camille et Perdican partagent sans doute la meme religion de l'amour ideal, mais melee de vehemence… read more

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20. La Dame aux Camélias

By: Alexandre Dumas fils , David Coward

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

One of the greatest love stories of all time, this novel has fascinated generations of readers. Dum… read more

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"Had she stabbed me with a knife, she could not have hurt me more."

-Alexandre Dumas fils, La Dame aux Camélias

"Life is no more than the repeated fulfilling of a permanent desire."

-Alexandre Dumas fils, La Dame aux Camélias

"We are not allowed to have hearts, under penalty of being hooted down."

-Alexandre Dumas fils, La Dame aux Camélias

"La vida es maravillosa, querido. Depende del color del cristal con que se mira"

-Alexandre Dumas fils, La Dame aux Camélias

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21. Malgré tout

By: Jordi Lafebre

4.37

Format: 150 pages, Hardcover

C'est l'histoire d'un amour à rebours. Une passion platonique mais éternelle entre deux êtres. D'un… read more

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22. Un hiver pour te résister (Seasons #2)

By: Morgane Moncomble

4.34

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Star montante du patinage artistique, Lily n’a qu’un seul objectif : remporter la médaille d’or au … read more

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23. Un printemps pour te succomber (Seasons #3)

By: Morgane Moncomble

4.61

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Fleuriste fauchée, Nolia se tourne vers son ultime espoir pour s’en sortir : sa famille. Elle ne pe… read more

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Cover of They All Fall Down, Part 2 (Blacksad, #7) by Juan Díaz Canales

24. They All Fall Down, Part 2 (Blacksad, #7)

By: Juan Díaz Canales

4.41

Format: 56 pages, ebook

Everyone's favorite cat detective is back, and yes, we mean John Blacksad. This time, he's on a par… read more

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25. The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

By: Guy de Maupassant

3.89

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a repu… read more

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"A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption."

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"Es evidente que la soledad resulta peligrosa para las mentes que piensan demasiado."

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"Whence come those mysterious influences which change our happiness into discouragement, and our self-confidence into diffidence?"

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

Cover of Les Caractères (Livres V À X) by Jean de La Bruyère

26. Les Caractères (Livres V À X)

By: Jean de La Bruyère

2.27

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Les Caractères Livres V à X Jean de La Bruyère . « De la Société et de la Conversation », « Des Bie… read more

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27. Jalousie (À contre-sens, #3)

By: Mercedes Ron

3.79

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Quand Noah est tombée amoureuse de Nick, elle savait que rien ne serait facile  : leur relation est… read more

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28. Le Roi s'amuse

By: Victor Hugo

3.57

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Le Roi s'amuse is a romantic drama in five acts and in verse by Victor Hugo, performed for the firs… read more

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"Te diré su nombre y el mío: él se llama Crimen y yo Castigo"

-Victor Hugo, Le Roi s'amuse

"To ask pardon of the authorities is to recognise their right."

-Victor Hugo, Le Roi s'amuse

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29. La Reine morte

By: Henry de Montherlant

3.56

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

C'est pendant la guerre, avec la création de La Reine morte, que Montherlant, célèbre depuis une vi… read more

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Cover of L'épouse barbare (Médée, #3) by Blandine Le Callet

30. L'épouse barbare (Médée, #3)

By: Blandine Le Callet

4.13

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Un troisième tome qui entre de plain-pied dans la part sombre du mythe de Médée. Médée la scanda… read more

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Cover of La Tour de Nesle by Alexandre Dumas

31. La Tour de Nesle

By: Alexandre Dumas

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

La reine Marguerite de Bourgogne, réfugiée dans une sombre forteresse au bord de la Seine, qui est … read more

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21 Best fiction books like Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5) by Andrzej Sapkowski

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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)

George R.R. Martin

4.42

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Joe Abercrombie

4.34

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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)

Joe Abercrombie

4.21

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Andrzej Sapkowski

4.09

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