Barnaby, a kind, half-witted young man, joins the Gordon rioters to proudly carry their banner. Along the way we get to meet Barnaby's murderous father, the hangman Dennis, and the madcap Hugh. The…
Highly regarded today as one of the greatest novels in English literature, Little Dorrit presents both a scathing indictment of mid-Victorian England and a devastating insight into the human condit…
Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) relates the hair-raising journey made as a wager by the Victorian gentleman Phileas Fogg, who succeeds - but only just! - in circling the globe within eighty …
Armance est le premier roman de Stendhal, publié en 1827. Il raconte l’histoire conjointe d’Octave de Malivert et d’Armance Zohiloff, sa cousine. En préparant ce billet, je me suis rendu…
Unjustly deposed by his younger brother, the rightful duke retreats to the Forest of Arden and forms a utopia with his loyal followers while his daughter remains at court as a companion to her cous…
Peut-on encore lire, au XX° siècle, un roman paru en 1883 dont l'action renvoie au Paris de 1860? Mais oui! Car Zola reste « le » romancier réaliste à l'écriture caméra, le romancier sociol…
Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra ou Ainsi parla Zarathoustra, sous-titré « Un livre pour tous et pour personne » (en allemand : Also sprach Zarathustra. Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen) est un poème ph…
The phrase `life's little ironies' is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories. While the tales and sketches reflect many of the strengths…
Antony and Cleopatra (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was performed first circa 1607 at the Blackfriars Theatre or the Glob…
Le roman raconte la participation de Jacques Vingtras à la Commune de Paris de 1871 : l'armée des Versaillais, corps armé organisé par Adolphe Thiers, qui pénètre dans Paris ; la guerre des b…