Les Editions De Londres: 252 books

Cover of William Wilson
by Edgar Allan Poe
Language: French
Release Date: March 14, 2015

« William Wilson » est une nouvelle fantastique d’Edgar Allan Poe publiée en 1839 dans le Burton’s Gentlemen’s magazine. Dans cette nouvelle traduite par Charles Baudelaire, Poe explore le thème du Doppelganger. William Wilson est repris dans Pierrot le fou de Jean-Luc Godard. Un chef d’œuvre de l’angoisse en version bilingue !
Cover of Le formidable évènement
by Maurice Leblanc
Language: French
Release Date: September 8, 2015

Le formidable évènement est un roman de science-fiction publié par Maurice Leblanc en 1920; c’est l’histoire d’évènements inexpliqués sur la Manche: un navire soudain emporté par une trombe d’eau, un autre qui disparait dans un tourbillon etc. Puis le 4 juin, c’est le « formidable...
Cover of Alceste
by Euripide
Language: French
Release Date: February 6, 2018

« Alceste » est la tragédie la plus ancienne d’Euripide. Apollon a été puni par Zeus à un an de servitude chez un mortel, Admète, à qui Apollon offre la vie éternelle, mais à une condition.
Cover of La mère coupable
by Beaumarchais
Language: French
Release Date: March 7, 2018

“La mère coupable” est un drame en cinq actes. La pièce se situe en France où le comte Almaviva et son épouse Rosine se sont installés. Il n’a jamais pardonné à la comtesse ses égarements avec le page Chérubin, dont elle a eu un enfant, Léon, qui est amoureux de la pupille du comte....
Cover of Paradoxe sur le Comédien
by Diderot
Language: French
Release Date: August 18, 2017

Le « Paradoxe sur le comédien » est un dialogue sur le théâtre écrit par Denis Diderot entre 1773 et 1777, mais qui ne paraitra qu’en 1830. Dans cet essai écrit sous une forme dialoguée, Diderot prend le contrepied de ses contemporains en prétendant que le grand acteur est celui qui feint...
Cover of Le diable amoureux
by Jacques Cazotte
Language: French
Release Date: March 14, 2015

« Le diable amoureux » est un roman fantastique de Jacques Cazotte publié en 1772. Le diable, c’est une jeune femme d’une grande beauté, Biondetta, dont le héros du roman, Alvare, tombe follement amoureux. On considère souvent Cazotte comme l’un des précurseurs du Romantisme à la française. Découvrez notre édition avec des illustrations d’époque.
Cover of Magna Carta
by The 25 Barons
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013

The "Magna Carta" is one of the most famous constitutional documents in the world. To the Americans, it has a sacrosanct bearing and it is seen as a major source of inspiration for the US Constitution. To the British, it is a 1215 charter which twenty-five feisty Barons forced on a hated...
Cover of Doctor Faustus
by Christopher Marlowe
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2016

“Doctor Faustus” or “The tragical history of the life and death of Doctor Faustus” is a play by Christopher Marlowe first performed in 1594 and published in 1604. “Doctor Faustus” is adapted from the German “Faust”. Faustus is bored; he has reached the limits of knowledge in many disciplines....
Cover of The secret of the League
by Ernest Bramah
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014

"The secret of the League" is a dystopian novel written by Ernest Bramah, which is widely credited for having inspired George Orwell and his 1984 for its realistic, detailed and vivid depiction of the rise of Fascism as a response to the climb to power of a Labour government. Written in...
Cover of A chaste maid in Cheapside
by Thomas Middleton
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2016

« A Chaste maid in Cheapside » is a « city comedy » written in 1613 by Thomas Middleton. The maid at the center of the story is Moll Yellowhammer, the daughter of a rich Cheapside goldsmith. Her father wants to marry her to Whorehund, whom she does not like, whilst she is in love with a man called...
Cover of In Russian and French prisons
by Peter Kropotkin
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013

"In Russian and French prisons is a 1887 essay by Piotr Kropotkin. It is more than a crude and detailed description of the Russian prison system and its comparison to Western European jails. It is also a very personal document by the famous Anarchist Prince, a description of hell rooted in his...
Cover of Can we disarm?
by Joseph Mccabe, Georges Darien
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013

“Can we disarm?” is a 1899 political essay by Joseph McCabe and Georges Darien. In this little-known visionary essay, the English religious philosopher and the French anarchist libertarian offer the reader a fascinating insight into the logic of European States. They analyse the reasons for keeping...
Cover of The absent-minded coterie
by Robert Barr
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014

“The absent-minded coterie” is a crime short story written in 1906 by Scottish writer Robert Barr. It features French detective Eugène Valmont, born out of a compilation of short stories titled “The triumphs of Eugène Valmont”, originally published in 1904 and 1905 in the Saturday Evening...
Cover of Le gendarme est sans pitié
by Georges Courteline
Language: French
Release Date: October 11, 2016

« Le gendarme est sans pitié » est une comédie en un acte, écrite par Georges Courteline et Edouard Norès, représentée pour la première fois au théâtre Antoine le 27 Janvier 1889. Le gendarme Labourbourax est le champion toutes catégories du procès-verbal pour outrage. Mais cette fois-ci,...
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