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Young, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his friends as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career. But he also comes face to face with the realities of the corrupt society in which...
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Penguin
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1975-08-28
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Alice Vavasor cannot decide whether to marry her ambitious but violent cousin George or the upright and gentlemanly John Grey - and finds herself accepting and rejecting each of them in turn. Increasingly confused about her own feelings and unable to forgive herself for...
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Penguin
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1974-06-27
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The artistic work of Leo Tolstoy has been described as 'nothing less than one tremendous diary kept for over fifty years'. This particular 'diary' begins with Tolstoy's first published work, Childhood, which was written when he was only twenty-three. A...
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Penguin
Parution :
1973-10-25
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The stories in this volume demonstrate Dostoyevsky's genius for fusing caricature, irony and the grotesque to create a powerful dark humour.The Gambler is a breathtaking portrayal of an intense and futile obsession. Based on Dostoyevsky's own experience of financial...
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Penguin
Parution :
1973-09-27
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Born to drunken parents in the slums of Paris, Nana lives in squalor until she is discovered at the Théâtre des Variétés. She soon rises from the streets to set the city alight as the most famous high-class prostitute of her day. Rich men, Comtes and Marquises fall at...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
1973-07-26
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Ambrose Bierce is a fantastic writer, Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories is a collection of some of his stories classed into three parts, The Ways of Ghosts, Soldier-Folk and Some Haunted Houses.
Editeur :
NumiLog
Parution :
2018
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From a childhood of bliss in Suffolk to the grim despair of a London bottling factory, from the eccentric kindness of his great-aunt Betsey Trotwood to the cruel neglect of his stepfather, the life of David Copperfield is a tapestry woven with the brightest and darkest...
Editeur :
Cactus
Parution :
2026-01-22
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Disregarding his family’s wise counsel, young Robinson Crusoe is driven by a reckless desire to seek his fortune at sea. His fateful decision catapults him into a world of adventure, danger, and unparalleled solitude. After a series of misadventures—including capture...
Editeur :
Cactus
Parution :
2026-01-22
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The Classic Collection of Lewis Grassic Gibbon: A Scots Quair —The Complete Trilogy brings together one of the greatest achievements of twentieth-century Scottish literature. Comprising Sunset Song, Cloud Howe, and Grey Granite, this monumental trilogy traces the...
Editeur :
Asimis Books
Parution :
2026-01-21
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In the volatile, silver-rich republic of Costaguana, a man’s reputation is his most precious possession. Nostromo, the magnificent "man of the people," is celebrated for his daring, integrity, and indispensable service to the European oligarchs who control the country's...
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Cactus
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2026-01-14
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On a tranquil country estate by a lake, a group of friends and family gather, their lives intertwined by love, art, and longing for a future they cannot grasp. Konstantin Treplev, a desperate young writer, seeks to break from the past with a radical new play, starring...
Editeur :
Cactus
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2026-01-10
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Franco Maironi, giovane nobile di animo ardente e idealista, e Luisa Rigey, borghese intelligente e volitiva, si amano con una passione che sembra in grado di sfidare ogni convenzione. Il loro "piccolo mondo" di affetti familiari e speranze, però, viene travolto dai...
Editeur :
Cactus
Parution :
2025-10-27
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Main Street by Sinclair Lewis is a penetrating and satirical exploration of small-town American life in the early 20th century. The novel follows Carol Kennicott, a young, idealistic woman who moves to the provincial town of Gopher Prairie after marrying Dr. Will...
Editeur :
Asimis Books
Parution :
2025-08-22
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Gay Courage is a charming and spirited romance novel by Emilie Loring, celebrating resilience, optimism, and the quiet bravery of everyday people. Set against a backdrop of social change and uncertainty, the novel follows a young woman who finds herself at a crossroads...
Editeur :
Andrii Ponomarenko
Parution :
2025-08-11
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Swift Water is a captivating romantic novel by Emilie Loring, filled with suspense, heart, and the timeless ideals of courage, loyalty, and love. Known for her uplifting stories and strong heroines, Loring once again delivers a tale that blends emotional depth with an...
Editeur :
Andrii Ponomarenko
Parution :
2025-08-11
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Sinclair Lewis’s The Man Who Knew Coolidge (1928) is a sharp, satirical novel that departs from his more traditional narratives and presents a monologue-style comedy filled with irony, delusion, and subtle critique of American middle-class values in the 1920s. Told...
Editeur :
Asimis Books
Parution :
2025-07-28
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The Professor's House by Willa Cather is a profound exploration of memory, loss, and identity. Set in a Midwestern university town, the novel centers on Professor Godfrey St. Peter, an aging academic who finds himself disconnected from his family, career, and personal...
Editeur :
Andrii Ponomarenko
Parution :
2025-06-27
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Con la “Lettera semiseria" Berchet si prefiggeva due scopi: presentare la traduzione in prosa di due celebri ballate romantiche del poeta tedesco Brüger e, assumendo le vesti di un certo Grisostomo, dare consigli – tra il serio e l'umoristico – al figlio, sui problemi...
Editeur :
Cactus
Parution :
2025-02-25
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Grazia Deledda è stata una di quelle scrittrici italiane in grado di raccontare l'ambiente rurale della sua terra d'origine - la Sardegna più aspra - e al contempo i drammi naturali della vita di ogni uomo. Nel descrivere la vicenda del servo Efix e delle tre sorelle...
Editeur :
Cactus
Parution :
2024-11-19
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Nato come libro per bambini, ma letto e riletto anche dagli adulti, "Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie" è un romanzo geniale: una storia fantastica e sottilmente satirica, in cui il continuo intrecciarsi di ribaltamenti di senso, trucchi logici e situazioni fuori dal...
Editeur :
Cactus
Parution :
2024-09-17
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