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« Jadis, si je me souviens bien, ma vie était un festin où s’ouvraient tous les cœurs, où tous les vins coulaient. Un soir, j’ai assis la Beauté sur mes genoux. — Et je l’ai trouvée amère. — Et je l’ai injuriée. Je me suis armé contre la justice. Je me suis enfui. Ô sorcières, ô misère, ô haine, c’est à vous que mon trésor a été confié !.....

How could a simple thing as driving home on the motorway put your life in danger? All Diane wanted to do was get home to her bed after making the airport run. The last thing that she though would happen to her would be that her life would be put on the line by another driver who seem to take pleasure...

A Doll's House is an 1879 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play was the first of Ibsen's plays to create a sensation and is now perhaps his most famous play, and required reading in many secondary schools and universities. The play was controversial when first published, as it...

Extrait : "O rage ! ô désespoir ! ô vieillesse ennemie ! N'ai-je donc tant vécu que pour cette infamie ? Et ne suis-je blanchi dans les travaux guerriers Que pour voir en un jour flétrir tant de lauriers ? Mon bras qu'avec respect tout l'Espagne admire, Mon bras, qui tant de fois a sauvé cet empire,...

The Divine Comedy (Italian: Commedia, later christened "Divina" by Giovanni Boccaccio), written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative...

Dane's Inferno or The Divine Comedy -Complete Edition, Fully Illustrated: is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision...

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play. It was published in two parts: Faust: der Tragodie erster Teil (translated as: Faust: The Tragedy Part One) and Faust: der Tragodie zweiter Teil (Faust: The Tragedy Part Two). The play is a closet drama, meaning that it is meant to be read rather...

Hedda Gabler is a play first published in 1890 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play premiered in 1891 in Germany to negative reviews, but has subsequently gained recognition as a classic of realism, nineteenth century theatre, and world drama. A 1902 production was a major sensation on Broadway...

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.This Collection Includes:The Divine Comedy, Translated by...

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The Divine Comedy (Italian: Commedia, later christened "Divina" by Giovanni Boccaccio), written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative...

Hijo de Gervaise Macquart et de su amante Lantier, el joven Étienne Lantier es despedido de su trabajo por haberle dado una bofetada a su patrón. Desempleado, se va al norte de la Francia en busca de trabajo. Es contratado en las minas de Montsou en donde vive condiciones de trabajo sumamente precarias.

David Copperfield es una novela escrita por Charles Dickens y publicada por primera vez en 1850. Al igual que el resto de sus obras (a excepción de cinco de ellas), esta novela fue publicada en capítulos mensuales. Muchos elementos de la novela hacen referencia a la propia vida de Dickens, siendo...

Esta historia tiene como protagonista a un perro llamado Buck que en el otoño de 1894, cuando el descubrimiento de los yacimientos auríferos de Klondike arrastra hacia los hielos de Alaska a hombres de todas partes del globo, Buck es productivamente vendido y enviado al Norte. Sin ser ya acariciado...