It is April 1793 and the final power struggle of the French Revolution is taking hold: the aristocrats are dead and the poor are fighting for bread in the streets. In a Paris swept by fear and hunger lives Gamelin, a revolutionary young artist appointed magistrate, and given the power of life and death over the citizens of France. But his intense idealism and unbridled single-mindedness drive him inexorably towards catastrophe. Published in 1912, "The Gods Will Have Blood" is a breathtaking story of the dangers of fanaticism, while its depiction of the violence and devastation of the Reign of...
It is April 1793 and the final power struggle of the French Revolution is taking hold: the aristocrats are dead and the poor are fighting for bread in...
The comedy of The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife was written, or at least begun, merely to entertain the members of the "Society of Rabelaisian Studies" at one of their meetings. But it succeeded so well that it was at once taken up by a regular theatre, the Porte-Saint-Martin, in the spring of 1912, and again at the Theatre de la Renaissance in the autumn. Anatole France won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921 - a noted man of letters, he was a leading figure of French literary life.
The comedy of The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife was written, or at least begun, merely to entertain the members of the "Society of Rabelaisian Studies" ...
CONTENTS The Procurator of Judaea Amycus and Celestine The Legend of Saints Oliveria and Liberetta St. Euphrosine Scholastica Our Lady's Juggler The Mass of Shadows Leslie Wood Gestas The Manuscript of a Village Doctor Memoirs of a Volunteer Dawn Madame de Luzy The Boon of Death Bestowed A Tale of the Month of Floreal in the Year II The Little Leaden Soldier Anatole France won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921 - a noted man of letters, he was a leading figure of French literary life."
CONTENTS The Procurator of Judaea Amycus and Celestine The Legend of Saints Oliveria and Liberetta St. Euphrosine Scholastica Our Lady's Juggler The M...
Described by Charles T. Wood, co-editor of Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc, as "the classic skeptic's account, usually underrated on that account, but very solidly based in all the documents that it also has the virtue of quoting extensively. Anatole France won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921 - a noted man of letters, he was a leading figure of French literary life. In the 1920 his writings were put on the Index of Forbidden Books of the Roman Catholic Church.
Described by Charles T. Wood, co-editor of Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc, as "the classic skeptic's account, usually underrated on that account, but v...
CONTENTS Preface Nicolas Foucquet The Chateau de Vaux Anatole France won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921 - a noted man of letters, he was a leading figure of French literary life.
CONTENTS Preface Nicolas Foucquet The Chateau de Vaux Anatole France won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921 - a noted man of letters, he was a lea...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
1890. Translations by A.W. Evans, Lafcadio Hearn, and Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson. Anatole France is the pen name of Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault, French novelist, poet, critic and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. This volume contains three of his novels: Penguin Island, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard and The Revolt of the Angels. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
1890. Translations by A.W. Evans, Lafcadio Hearn, and Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson. Anatole France is the pen name of Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault, Frenc...
1909. Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Pape. Anatole France is the pen name of Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault, French novelist, poet, critic and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. The elegance and subtle irony of France's style are displayed in Thais, a story about religious follies in the early days of Christendom. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
1909. Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Pape. Anatole France is the pen name of Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault, French novelist, poet, crit...