8 livres semblables à Le Conte des vieilles femmes
Sans nom
No Name is a 19th-century novel by the master of sensation fiction, Wilkie Collins. A country gentleman is killed in an accident and his wife dies shortly after him. The blow is double for their daughters, who discover that they were born before their parents were married. Their sudden illegitimacy robs them of their inheritance and their accustomed place in society.
Thèmes communs : Sisters, Social life and customs, Classic Literature
Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island () is a small island about 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco in San Francisco Bay, California, near the Golden Gate strait. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison. In 1934, the island was converted into a federal prison, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. The strong tidal currents around…
Thèmes communs : Classic Literature, Biography & Memoir
Le Voyageur sans commerce
A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches.
Thèmes communs : Social life and customs, Classic Literature, History
Histoire de New York
A history of New York : from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty ; containing, among many surprising and curious matters, the unutterable ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the disastrous projects of William the Testy, and the chivalric achievements of Peter the Headstrong ; the three Dutch governors of New Amsterdam ; being the only authentic history of the times that ever…
Thèmes communs : Social life and customs, Classic Literature, Biography & Memoir, History
Le Curé de Barset
The Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 1: The Warden
The tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a Church-run almshouse for elderly men. In the ensuing furore, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well-meaning warden, finds himself pitted against his daughter's suitor Dr John Bold, a zealous local reformer. Matters…
Thèmes communs : Satire, Social life and customs, Classic Literature
Fanshawe
Published anonymously at his own expense in 1828, Hawthorne's first novel is an engrossing apprentice work.
Thèmes communs : Social life and customs, Classic Literature, Biography & Memoir
Orlando furioso
An Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532. Orlando Furioso is a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's unfinished romance Orlando Innamorato.
Thèmes communs : Satire, Biography & Memoir, History
Femmes amoureuses
Dark, but filled with bright genius, Women in Love is a prophetic masterpiece steeped in eroticism, filled with perceptions about sexual power and obsession that have proven to be timeless and true.
Thèmes communs : Sisters, Women, Classic Literature