Extrait: "La boutique de draps à l’enseigne de la Toison-d’Or. – À quel quantième du mois sommes-nous aujourd’hui, monsieur Baptiste ? demanda du fond de sa boutique, où il paraissait enseveli dans un grand fauteuil de cuir vert, un tout petit homme, maigre, sec, et le visage taillé en lame de coute...

The wild Cevennes region of France forms the backdrop for the pioneering travelogue 'Travels with a Donkey, ' written by a young Robert Louis Stevenson. Ever hopeful of encountering the adventure he yearned for and raising much needed finance at the start of his writing career, Stevenson embarked on...

A heady mix of thrills, mystery, atmosphere and memorable characters, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is a classic adventure story that has enthralled both young and old alike ever since it was first published in 1883. Right from the racy opening chapter where the young hero Jim Hawkins en...

Troilus and Cressida is Shakespeare's "problem" play about the Trojan War. As the opening Chorus tells us, the play "begins in the middle" of the epic conflict, and counterpoints the drama of battle with the romance of the title characters. Just as Agamemnon and his Greek forces (particularly the sm...

Après une enfance miséreuse où elle fut placée comme simple fille de ferme dans la campagne normande à la suite de la mort de ses parents, Félicité fait la rencontre au bal d'un jeune homme qui lui plaît et la demande en mariage. Le moment dit, l'amoureux n'est pas au rendez-vous, et elle apprend qu...

Trois hommes dans un bateau (sans oublier le chien) est un roman comique de Jerome K. Jerome, publié en 1889. Il narre les aventures de George, Harris, Jérôme et Montmorency (le chien), entreprenant un voyage sur la Tamise. Las de la vie qu'ils mènent à Londres, trois amis décident de prendre des va...

Shakespeare's great festive comedy, probably written and first performed around 1601, follows the adventures of twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated from each other by a shipwreck. Viola, believing her brother dead, disguises herself as a page in order to serve the lovesick Duke Orsino, who ...

An early science fiction novel written by the second most translated author, French writer Jules Verne, the classic tale depicts an incredible sea expedition on board a state-of-the-art submarine. First published in 1870 and a part of the Voyages Extraordinaires series, the novel is regarded as one ...

First serialized from January to August, 1845, Twenty Years After is the second book in The D’Artagnan Romances, and follows the gallant adventures of the musketeers, as they are once again summoned to alleviate the various threats that lurk in the political scene of France, as the country is threat...

The Two Gentlemen of Verona is the earliest comedy written by Shakespeare (and possibly his first play), probably written around 1590-91. It focuses on two friends, Valentine and Proteus, whose friendship is disrupted by their mutual passion for the lovely Silvia. Proteus jilts Julia in order to pur...