Hugo Victor: 803 books

Contents Preface First Part-Sieur Clubin Book I. The History of a Bad Book II. Mess Lethierry. Book III. Durande and Deruch Book IV. The Bagpipe. Book V. The Revolver. Book VI. The Drunken Steersm and The Sober Captain. Book VII. The Danger of Opening a Book at Random. Second Part Book I. Malicious Gilliatt....

Dans le Paris du XVe siècle, le poète Gringoire nous entraîne du Quartier latin à la sinistre place de Grève, où se dressent gibet et pilori, pour revenir toujours à Notre-Dame de Paris, cette « vaste symphonie de pierre» qui se dresse dans la Cité. Gringoire est, lui aussi, fasciné par...

Sarebbe riduttivo considerare I miserabili semplicemente la storia della redenzione di un ex galeotto e della sua continua fuga dalla polizia. Questo romanzo corale è piuttosto il ritratto vibrante di una società in fermento, il grande affresco storico della Francia ottocentesca e la celebrazione...

A man who has been condemned to death by the guillotine in 19th century France writes down his cogitations, feelings and fears while awaiting his execution. His writing traces his change in psyche vis-a-vis the world outside the prison cell throughout his imprisonment, and describes his life in prison,...

 "See here. My name is Jean Valjean. I am a convict fromthe galleys. I have passed nineteen years in the galleys. I was liberated four days ago, and am on my way to Pontarlier, which is my destination. I have been walking for four days since I left Toulon. I have travelled a dozen leagues...

In the dark world of medieval Paris, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral heroically fights to save the life of a beautiful Gypsy girl about to be unjustly executed. Told with simple vocabulary and set in large type, this adaptation of the classic tale is perfectly suited for young readers.  

A new translation by Scot James Hogarth for the first unabridged English edition of the novel, which tells the story of an illiterate fisherman from the Channel Islands who must free a ship that has run aground in order to win the hand of the woman he loves, a shipowner's daughter.

Classic / British English Jean Valjean is free at last after nineteen years in prison. Cold and hungry, he is rejected by everyone he meets. But Jean’s life is changed forever when he discovers love. He spends the rest of his life helping people, like himself, who have been victims of poverty and social injustice – ‘les misérables’.

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame...

This classic novel has been abridged and adapted into 10 illustrated chapters. This format is ideal for bilingual education - people learning English as a second language (ESL),  English Language Learners (ELL), people of any age intending to improve reading skills and students for whom the original...

This story goes back to the era of saints and satans, of sorcery, witchery, demonry, devilry, martyrs and their faiths. Set during the medieval period. This story ia about a priest who falls for a beautiful gypsy girl, Esmeralda. Unable to control his infatuation any longer, he attempts to kidnap her...

Torquemada, a drama about the Spanish inquisition, is one of the greatest masterpieces of the master poet of the 19th century. The construction of this tragedy is absolutely original and unique: free and full of change as the wildest and loosest and roughest of dramatic structures ever flung together,...

The drama 'Hernani' tells the story of Doña Sol, the sun of Madrid, who is loved by Don Carlos, king of Spain, by the old duke, Ruy Gomez, and by Hernani, leader of the revolutionists, upon whose head a price is set. Doña Sol loves only Hernani; she receives him secretly at night in the house of...

Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding French paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.