CK - France 1

FOR MOST people Bismarck is the man of “blood and iron”; he coined the phrase himself and he lived up to it. But he was much more; he had an intellectual ascendancy over all the politicians of his d……続きを見る

In Charles Dickens' masterful novels 'Barnaby Rudge' and 'A Tale of Two Cities', the reader is transported to two distinct yet interconnected worlds, one set during the tumultuous times of the Frenc……続きを見る

La grande et la petite histoire de la table française depuis le Moyen Age jusqu'aux années 1980. Ou comment la cuisine est devenue gastronomie en France. Des premiers recueils de recettes du Moyen Â……続きを見る

The Rebellion in the Cevennes is a historical novel that features the life of the young Edmond de Beauvais, who turned from the zealous Catholic to the Huguenot and fought in the ranks of the Camisa……続きを見る

In 1857, following the publication of Madame Bovary, Flaubert was charged with having committed an "outrage to public morality and religion." Dominick LaCapra, an intellectual historian with wide-ra……続きを見る

In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of France. Separated into sections such as its geography, its people, famous French figures and many more you will fi……続きを見る

William Napier, was born in Dublin in 1785, one of a number of brothers who entered the British army and excelled in the service although it is his History of the War in the Peninsular that he is mo……続きを見る

An anthology of memoirs of the Peninsular War and the abortive attack on Bergen-op-Zoom in 1814. In this first volume, Captain Cooke recounts his experiences with the 43rd Foot at Ciudad Rodrigo, Ba……続きを見る

The body of Major-General Mackinnon now lies in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, next to his brother officer Major-General Robert Craufurd, both casualties of the assault on Cuidad Rodrigo during the……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS MARIE MADELEINE DE BRINVILLIERSー I. Her Life, II. Her Trial, III. Her Death, THE POISON DRAMA AT TH……続きを見る

This book is the fourth of seven volumes of C. K. Scott Moncrieff's popular translation of Proust's massive semi-autobiographical novel, A la Recherche du Temps Perdu (as published by the Modern Li……続きを見る

For those who hung around the streets, parks and bridges of Paris in the late 60's, the street artist, Maurice Utrillo, was an inspiration. In Utrillo's Children the author shares his memories of a ……続きを見る

The French call them 'the Dark Years'... This definitive new history of Occupied France explores the myths and realities of four of the most divisive years in French history. Taking in ordinary peop……続きを見る

A new history book for France that examines the commercially and strategically important region of the Lauragais, sometimes known as the 'Land of Cockaigne' in reference to a time of Pastel and the ……続きを見る

After the defeat of Waterloo and the subsequent rout of the fragile French army’s morale, all Europe craved peace. In the minds of many, there was one man who must be removed from the political land……続きを見る

In the winter of 1910, the river that brought life to Paris quickly became a force of destruction. Torrential rainfall saturated the soil, and faulty engineering created a perfect storm of condition……続きを見る

Although written many years after the events, Lt-Col Jackson’s writing makes for much interesting reading. The text falls into three distinct parts; the first, the events of the Waterloo Campaign, t……続きを見る

The Great Show at Paris 1867 contains three reports from Paris for the American People. A report from the opening days, one from several months later, both of which cover the exhibitions. The third……続きを見る

**About the book:**A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it ranks among ……続きを見る

This book is the second of seven volumes of C. K. Scott Moncrieff's popular translation of Proust's massive semi-autobiographical novel, A la Recherche du Temps Perdu. In this, Proust continues his ……続きを見る

This is an introduction to the principle writers of the Enlightenment in Eighteenth Century France. French thinkers of this century made a long series of devastating attacks on old ideas, usages, an……続きを見る

The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralised by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries ……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 5 May 1821) later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the……続きを見る

'A hell of a tale and Jonathan Beckman gives it all the verve and swagger it deserves . . . I read it with fascination, delight and frequent snorts of incredulity' The Spectator On 5 September 1785,……続きを見る

Que vous soyez étudiant(e) féru(e) de politique, élève captivé(e) par les événements qui ont fait notre pays ou bien encore passionné(e) d’histoire, ce livre numérique est pour vous ! Depuis le mil……続きを見る

Que vous soyez étudiant(e) féru(e) de politique, élève captivé(e) par les événements qui ont fait notre pays ou bien encore passionné(e) d’histoire, ce livre numérique est pour vous ! Depuis le IIIè……続きを見る

A masterful, epic account of the Spanish Ulcer that drained Napoleon's resources and played a pivotal role in the end of his domination of Europe. The author served with distinction in the actions o……続きを見る

A masterful, epic account of the Spanish Ulcer that drained Napoleon's resources and played a pivotal role in the end of his domination of Europe. The author served with distinction in the actions o……続きを見る

Arthur St. John Adcock was a novelist and poet of great repute in the early decades of the twentieth century. A noted journalist on Fleet Street, his great experience and literary acumen were ideal ……続きを見る

“Long-out-of-print account of the first weeks of the Great War by Alexander von Kluck, Commander of the German First Army, which fought and lost the decisive Battle of the Marne after clashing with ……続きを見る