Love Time in Picardy

Love Time in Picardy PDF Author: William Addison Lathrop
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Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Love Time in Picardy

Love Time in Picardy PDF Author: William Addison Lathrop
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Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Seven Ages of Paris

Seven Ages of Paris PDF Author: Alistair Horne
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804151695
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 833

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In this luminous portrait of Paris, the celebrated historian gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the world’s truly great cities. While Paris may be many things, it is never boring. From the rise of Philippe Auguste through the reigns of Henry IV and Louis XIV (who abandoned Paris for Versailles); Napoleon’s rise and fall; Baron Haussmann’s rebuilding of Paris (at the cost of much of the medieval city); the Belle Epoque and the Great War that brought it to an end; the Nazi Occupation, the Liberation, and the postwar period dominated by de Gaulle--Horne brings the city’s highs and lows, savagery and sophistication, and heroes and villains splendidly to life. With a keen eye for the telling anecdote and pivotal moment, he portrays an array of vivid incidents to show us how Paris endures through each age, is altered but always emerges more brilliant and beautiful than ever. The Seven Ages of Paris is a great historian’s tribute to a city he loves and has spent a lifetime learning to know. "Knowledgeable and colorful, written with gusto and love.... [An] ambitious and skillful narrative that covers the history of Paris with considerable brio and fervor." —LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW

British Books in Print

British Books in Print PDF Author:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2960

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Before I Say Goodbye

Before I Say Goodbye PDF Author: Ruth Picardie
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805066128
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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A collection of essays, letters, and personal recollections in which Ruth Picardie records her feelings in the year before she died of breast cancer.

The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record

The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record PDF Author:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 614

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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, Art, and Finance

The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, Art, and Finance PDF Author:
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Category : Literary and political reviews
Languages : en
Pages : 742

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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art

The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art PDF Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 838

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Katherine

Katherine PDF Author: Anya Seton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544222881
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 609

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John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Chaucer's sister-in-law, fall in love in the 14th century.

Whitaker's Cumulative Book List

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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1270

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A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement PDF Author: Sébastien Japrisot
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ISBN: 9780099593997
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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During the First World War five French soldiers, accused of a cowardly attempt to evade duty, are bundled into no-man's land and certain death. Five bodies are later recovered, the families are notified that the men died in the line of duty and the whole, distasteful incident appears closed. After the war the fianc-e of one of the men receives a letter which hints at what might have happened. Mathilde Donnay determines to discover the fate of her beloved amid the carnage of battle. A Very Long Engagement turns into an unusual and engrossing thriller as she discovers an increasing number of people trying to put her off the scent. Japrisot's achievement is to have written a novel that is both a suspenseful thriller and one which transforms a single small incident into the epitome of all wartime atrocities. The d-nouement, when it finally happens, is moving and horribly convincing.