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Atala: Rene
Two classic tales together in one full length novel, each espousing the original virtues of Christianity and written by the founder of Romanticism in French literature "Atala," published in 1801, tells the tragic tale of the eponymous heroine, the mixed-race Christian daughter of a Native American chief, who saves the captured Chactas and tragically falls in love with him. "Ren?," published the following year, is the seminal portrait of the sensitive and world-weary young Romantic hero who attempts to flee civilization and pursue a life in the wilderness of Louisiana. Referred to by their author as his "passionate twins" and intended to provide an illustration of the original, primitive virtues of Christianity, the two novellas were hugely successful in their time, thanks to their vivid depictions of exotic locations and their attunement to the emotional sensitivities of the age. Even more significantly, they helped shape European Romantic archetypes which would bear resonance throughout the 19th century and profoundly mark its literature and art in general.
Carmen and the Venus of Ille
Carmen?the inspiration for one of the world?s most popular operas?is a story about the dark forces that lurk beneath the fa?ade of civilization, where passions are brutal and erotic love is seductive and sinister. When Don Jos? meets a gypsy woman, he has no idea that his chance encounter with the ?pretty witch? will have disastrous consequences. With her magic and her malevolent spirit, Carmen exerts a powerful charm on the unsuspecting Don Jos?, who is drawn into a seedy underworld of bandits and smugglers?exploited and humiliated, until he is driven to the ultimate revenge. In Carmen, Prosper M?rim?e introduced a literary archetype: the femme fatale, who uses her sexuality and mystery to ensnare and ultimately destroy the weak, unsuspecting man. It appears here with The Venus of Ille, a brilliant tale of the supernatural. Prosper M?rim?e is a noted French novelist, playwright, and short story writer.
History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond
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J?rn Uhl: Roman
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Miss Harriet
This early work by Guy de Maupassant was originally published in the 1880's. Guy de Maupassant was born in 1850 at the Ch?teau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, France. He came from a prosperous family, but when Maupassant was eleven, his mother risked social disgrace by trying to secure a legal separation from her husband. After the split, Maupassant lived with his mother till he was thirteen, and inherited her love of classical literature. In 1880, Maupassant published his first - and, according to many, his best - short story, entitled 'Boule de Suif' ('Ball of Fat'). It was an instant success. He went on to be extremely prolific during the 1880s, working methodically to produce up to four volumes of short fiction every year. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.