The Wild Ass's Skin
By: Honoré de Balzac , Herbert J. Hunt
3.71
Format: 285 pages, Paperback
The Wild Ass's Skin is Honoré de Balzac's 1831 novel that tells the story of a young man, Raphaël d…
Want to Read $ 1.99"He looked like some plant bleached by darkness."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
"He looked like some plant bleached by darkness."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
"Journalism, look you, is the religion of modern society."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
"Journalism, look you, is the religion of modern society."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
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1. White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
By: Herman Melville
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The mixture of journalism, history and fiction; the presentation of a sequence of striking characte… read more
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- 19th century
- fiction
- novels
"We are the pioneers of the world; the advance-guard sent on through the wilderness of untried things..."-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
"You will generally observe that, of all Americans, your foreign-born citizens are the most patriotic - especially toward the Fourth of July."-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
"Are there no Moravians in the Moon, that not a missionary has yet visited this poor pagan planet of ours to civilize civilization and Christianize Christendom?"-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
"...the books that prove most agreeable, grateful, and companionable, are those we pick up by chance here and there; those which seem put into our hands by Providence; those which pretend to little, b…"-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
2. Les Fleurs du Mal
By: Charles Baudelaire , Richard Howard
4.20
Format: 365 pages, Paperback
Charles Baudelaire's 1857 masterwork was scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, same-sex … read more
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- school
- literature
- 19th century
- france
- french literature
- fiction
"L'orage rajeunit les fleurs"-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"I am the vampire at my own veins."-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"Beauty, you walk on corpses, mocking them;"-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"My heart is lost; the beasts have eaten it."-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
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- france
- french literature
- fiction
4. Gargantua
By: Andrew Brown , François Rabelais , Paul Bailey
2.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
As a companion volume to Pantagruel, this new edition of Gargantuacontinues Rabelais' acclaimed fan… read more
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- roman
- classics
- school
- france
- french literature
- fiction
5. The Princesse de Clèves
By: Madame de La Fayette
3.00
Format: 508 pages, Paperback
This new translation of The Princesse de Clevesalso includes two shorter works also attributed to M… read more
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- france
- french literature
- fiction
6. Don Juan
By: Molière , Richard Wilbur
3.56
Format: 146 pages, Paperback
Molière's classic tale of the Seducer of Seville, an uproariously funny story flawlessly translated… read more
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- classics
- school
- france
- french literature
- fiction
"[...] il n'est rien de si doux que de triompher de la résistance d'une belle personne."-Molière, Don Juan
"[..] l'hypocrisie est un vice à la mode, et tous les vices à la mode passent pour vertus."-Molière, Don Juan
"Bah!, non andiamo a pensare a quel che può capitarci e pensiamo soltanto a quel che può darci piacere."-Molière, Don Juan
7. Les Caractères
By: Jean de La Bruyère
3.97
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Une premiere moitie de vie occupee a preparer un livre, l'autre a le corriger et a l'amender. Comme… read more
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8. Manon Lescaut
By: Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles , Leonard Tancock , None
4.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
"'The sweetness of her glance - or rather, my evil star already in its ascendant and drawing me to … read more
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9. Le Cid
By: Pierre Corneille
3.59
Format: 188 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Dans une Espagne médiévale, héroïque, éclatante, deux jeunes gens se déchirent et s'adorent. Pour l… read more
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- school
- france
- french literature
- fiction
"Va, je ne te hais point."-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid
"Dans le bonheur d'autrui je cherche mon bonheur"-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid
"Czując cudownie w sobie rozdwojoną duszę Raz nim gardzę, drugi raz wzdychać za nim muszę."-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid
"Je suis jeune, il est vrai mais aux âmes bien nées La valeur n'attend pas le nombre des années"-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid
10. Incendies
By: Wajdi Mouawad
4.37
Format: 90 pages, Paperback
Lorsque le notaire Lebel fait aux jumeaux Jeanne et Simon Marwan la lecture du testament de leur mè… read more
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- school
- france
- french literature
- fiction
"L'enfance est un couteau planté dans la gorge."-Wajdi Mouawad, Incendies
"Maintenant que nous sommes ensemble, ça va mieux."-Wajdi Mouawad, Incendies
"Ce n'est jamais bon signe lorsque la jeunesse s'enfuit."-Wajdi Mouawad, Incendies
"Every balle que je mets dans le fusil, Is like a poème. And I shoot a poème to the people and it is the précision of my poème qui tue les gens"-Wajdi Mouawad, Incendies
11. Phèdre
By: Jean Racine
3.69
Format: 55 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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- school
- literature
- france
- french literature
- fiction
"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
12. Une vie
By: Guy de Maupassant
3.86
Format: 299 pages, Paperback
Jeanne, ayant fini ses malles, s'approcha de la fenêtre, mais la pluie ne cessait pas. L'averse, t… read more
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- roman
- classics
- literature
- 19th century
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- novels
"After all, life is never so jolly or so miserable as people seem to think."-Guy de Maupassant, Une vie
"One sometimes weeps over one's illusions with as much bitterness as over a death."-Guy de Maupassant, Une vie
"Then she added, no doubt in answer to her own thoughts: 'You see, life is never as good or as bad as one thinks.' "-Guy de Maupassant, Une vie
"Human nature itself seemed to her obscene, when she thought of all the filthy secrets of sensuality, the degrading caresses, all the mysterious connexions that cannot be broken off, at which she gues…"-Guy de Maupassant, Une vie
13. Juste la fin du monde
By: Jean-Luc Lagarce
3.20
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Le fils retourne dans sa famille pour l'informer de sa mort prochaine. Ce sont les retrouvailles av… read more
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- classics
- school
- france
- french literature
- fiction
14. Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard
By: Pierre de Marivaux
4.07
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Pour juger de la qualite du fiance qu'on voudrait lui imposer, Silvia prend la place de Lisette, sa… read more
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15. Les fausses confidences
By: Pierre de Marivaux
4.07
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Un valet d'intrigue, Dubois, veut faire la fortune de son ancien maitre ruine, Dorante, en le maria… read more
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16. Alcools
By: Guillaume Apollinaire , Donald Revell
4.33
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Alcools, first published in 1913 and one of the few indispensable books of twentieth- century poetr… read more
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17. The Red and the Black
By: Stendhal , None
3.86
Format: 577 pages, Paperback
Handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial origins. Soon re… read more
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- classics
- literature
- 19th century
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- novels
"A good book is an event in my life."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
"Toute vraie passion ne songe qu'a elle."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
"It seems that my destiny is to die dreaming."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
"A novel is a mirror walking along a main road."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
18. 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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19. Nana
By: Émile Zola
3.84
Format: 473 pages, Paperback
Wenn die üppige blonde Nana auf der Bühne des Pariser Varietétheaters steht, spürt jeder: sie hat k… read more
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- roman
- classics
- literature
- 19th century
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- novels
"The more grievous the sin, the greater the repentance, God was bidding His time."-Émile Zola, Nana
"A ruined man fell from her hands like a ripe fruit, to lie rotting on the ground."-Émile Zola, Nana
"Kalau kau sendiri tidak senang melakukan sesuatu, itu bukan alasan untuk mencegah orang lain menyukainya."-Émile Zola, Nana
"The passion for defiling things was inborn in her. It was not enough for her to destroy them, she had to soil them too."-Émile Zola, Nana
20. Bel-Ami
By: Guy de Maupassant , Douglas Parmée
3.85
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Guy de Maupassant's scandalous tale of an opportunistic young man corrupted by the allure of power,… read more
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- 19th century
- france
- french literature
- fiction
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"In fact living is dying."-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
"Vivre enfin, c'est mourir!"-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
"The only certainty is death."-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
"In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king."-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
21. 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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- school
- france
- french literature
- fiction
"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
22. 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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23. L'île des esclaves
By: Pierre de Marivaux , None
3.17
Format: 90 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Echoués à la suite d’un naufrage sur une île gouvernée par des esclaves fugitifs, une coquette et u… read more
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24. The Wild Ass's Skin
By: Honoré de Balzac , Herbert J. Hunt
3.71
Format: 285 pages, Paperback
The Wild Ass's Skin is Honoré de Balzac's 1831 novel that tells the story of a young man, Raphaël d… read more
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- classics
- school
- literature
- 19th century
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- novels
- fantasy
"He looked like some plant bleached by darkness."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
"Journalism, look you, is the religion of modern society."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
"Notre conscience est un juge infaillible, quand nous ne l'avons pas encore assassinée."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
"La verdadera pasión se expresa con gritos, con suspiros fastidiosos para el hombre frío."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
25. Les Cahiers de Douai: Poésies
By: Arthur Rimbaud
3.26
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Si l'on devait citer le poète qui a exercé l'influence la plus profonde sur la poésie du début du X… read more
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- school
- 19th century
- france
- french literature
"On n'est pas sérieux, quand on a dix-sept ans Et qu'on a des tilleuls verts sur la promenade."-Arthur Rimbaud, Les Cahiers de Douai: Poésies
"l'Idole où tu mis tant de virginité, Où tu divinisas notre argile, la Femme, Afin que l'Homme pût éclairer sa pauvre âme Et monter lentement, dans un immense amour, De la prison terrestre à la beauté…"-Arthur Rimbaud, Les Cahiers de Douai: Poésies
"Ma bohème Je m'en allais, les poings dans mes poches crevées ; Mon paletot aussi devenait idéal ; J'allais sous le ciel, Muse ! et j'étais ton féal ; Oh ! là ! là ! que d'amours splendides j'ai rêvée…"-Arthur Rimbaud, Les Cahiers de Douai: Poésies
26. Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne
By: Olympe de Gouges
3.23
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne Olympe de Gouges . « Femme, réveille-toi ! le… read more
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- france
- school
27. Mes forêts
By: Hélène Dorion
3.23
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Hélène Dorion, première Québécoise vivante au programme du Baccalauréat, vit environnée de lacs et … read more
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- school
28. Le Parti pris des choses
By: Francis Ponge
2.64
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
Francis Ponge pose un regard neuf sur le monde qui nous entoure. Il nous invite à redécouvrir, à tr… read more
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29. 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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- school
- 19th century
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- fantasy
"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)
30. Gargantua
By: François Rabelais
2.38
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Le récit de Rabelais au programme des 1 res générale et technologique, suivi des parcours littérair… read more
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31. 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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