Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Hom…
Bug-Jargal is a novel by the French writer Victor Hugo. First published in 1826, it is a reworked version of an earlier short story of the same name published in the Hugo brothers' magazine Le Cons…
This week I am reading The call of the wild and White Fang by Jack London a book that I'm not quite sure how it made its way to my hands. I didn't really enjoy this book if I'm honest. Just the plo…
Bouvard et Pécuchet is an unfinished satirical work by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1881 after his death in 1880. Although it was conceived in 1863 as Les Deux Cloportes ("The Two Woodlice"),…
Il y avait un jour une aiguille à repriser: elle se trouvait elle-même si fine qu'elle s'imaginait être une aiguille à coudre. «Maintenant, faites bien attention, et tenez-moi bien, dit la gro…
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) is an autobiographical account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum addiction and its effect on his life. The Confessions was "the first maj…
Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen (French: Cinq semaines en ballon) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863. It is the first novel …
Mystery, hardship--and love. Jane comes from nothing but she desires everything life can offer her. And when she finds work as a governess in a mysterious mansion, it seems she has finally met her …
The most comprehensive and authoritative collection of Poe’s poetry and tales was edited by Thomas Ollive Mabbott (1898-1968). Although some questions were raised in regard to Mabbott’s selecti…
Don Quixote El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha.jpg Title page of first edition (1605) Author Miguel de Cervantes Original title El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha Count…