The End of Books - format ePub

« Si par livres vous entendez parler de nos innombrables cahiers de papier imprimé, ployé, cousu, broché sous une couverture annonçant le titre de l’ouvrage, je vous avouerai franchement que je ne crois...

Messieurs et doctes Petits-Maîtres,UN des quarante, mais aussi et surtout un des vôtres, un délicat entre tous, un chiffonnier musqué de la double colline, et de plus, grand donneur de becquée à Vénus,...

L’EX-CAPITAINE Hauteroche, je le vois nettement encore ; il demeure présent à ma mémoire comme le type du plus curieux vieillard qu’il m’ait été donné de rencontrer dans ma vie. C’est vers 1860 que j’eus...

BnF collection ebooks - "Il est des jours où l'on se pend à Londres, dit-on, sans savoir pourquoi. Ce soir-là, j'étais rentré terriblement agacé, les nerfs tendus comme les cordes d'un violon, la mine...

Der unter dem Namen Canaletto bekannte Venezianer Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768) wurde durch seinen Vater, einen Theaterdekorateur, an die Malerei und die Perspektive herangeführt. Canaletto ist vor...

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Venise, 1697 – 1768) Comme son père, il commença sa carrière comme peintre de décors de théâtre. Influencé par Giovanni Panini, il se spécialisa dans les vedute (vues)...

AFTER the brilliant success which attended, in the spring of last year, our volume on The Fan—a success which was the result, as I cannot conceal from myself, much more of the original conception and...

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Venise, 1697 – 1768) Comme son père, il commença sa carrière comme peintre de décors de théâtre. Influencé par Giovanni Panini, il se spécialisa dans les vedute (vues)...

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Venise, 1697 – 1768) Comme son père, il commença sa carrière comme peintre de décors de théâtre. Influencé par Giovanni Panini, il se spécialisa dans les vedute (vues)...

Octave Uzanne (14 September 1851 – 31 October 1931) was a 19th-century French bibliophile, writer, publisher, and journalist.He is noted for his literary research on the authors of the 18th century. He...

Ou trouver la meilleure paraphrase du mot Éventail ? Messieurs de l’Académie le définissent par petit meuble qui sert à éventer, Richelet et Furetière optent pour instrument qui fait du vent et ne donnent...

La Littérature du Genre humain en 6,000 volumes. — De la désorientation littéraire de ce temps. — Situation singulière des Ecrivains entre eux. — Le Théâtre obstructeur de la véritable Littérature. —...

BnF collection ebooks - "Où trouver la meilleure paraphrase du mot Eventail ? Messieurs de l'Académie le définissent par petit meuble qui sert à éventer, Richelet et Furetière optent pour instrument qui...

A LA FORMATION même du Directoire, la plus parfaite anarchie, — une anarchie libératrice et de soulagement, — succéda au sanglant régime du « Rasoir national ». La Révolution avait tout détruit, même...

Ainsi que judicieusement le remarquait Maurice Barrès, à l’heure où fut inauguré à Fécamp, en juillet 1912, le monument élevé par souscription à la mémoire du poëte de Yanthis et d’Ennoïa : « En vérité...

Der unter dem Namen Canaletto bekannte Venezianer Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768) wurde durch seinen Vater, einen Theaterdekorateur, an die Malerei und die Perspektive herangeführt. Canaletto ist vor...

A thrilling and ominously prophetic debut set in a world when Earth and its resources have been pushed to breaking point, giving rise to a revolutionary—and highly controversial—procedure in which two...

"Electrifying and smart, Who Knows You By Heart is part thriller, part prophecy, part gift and all the way live."--Junot Diaz“Scintillates with light and warmth…And it’s hilariously funny. The view of...

For fans of The Reader and inspired by historical events in 1940s Italy, a poignant and hopeful novel in which a young, illiterate herdsman learns to read with the help of his two friends— rewriting his...

Red, White & Royal Blue meets the theater world of London’s dazzling West End in this nuanced, queer debut romance in which a fake dating publicity stunt between rival co-stars results in romantic...

Taryn I thought I was safe. That I knew what I was doing.
But I was wrong, and when everything goes sideways, I dial the first number I think of.
The one that belongs to my stepfather. The only man who's...

“Profound and moving and real.”—Andrew Sean Greer“Some Bright Nowhere is a novel that draws you in deeply and holds you there. Wonderful.”—Meg WolitzerThe bestselling, beloved author returns with her...

Three generations of German Jewish family undergo the tumult, upheaval, and brutality of nineteenth- and twentieth-century history in this panoramic and skillfully nuanced family drama, rich with gossip...

An uncanny novel which provides keen insight on patriarchal violence and female identity by the author of feminist cult classic The Princess of 72nd StreetWith an introduction by Violet KupersmithUnderstand...

The first novel by Jan Kerouac, daughter of Jack—a thrilling work of autobiographical fiction that captures with inspired detail a life driven by adventure, drugs, far-flung travel, and like her father,...

The story of a runaway mother’s ten days of freedom—and the pain, desire, longing, and wonder we find on the messy road to enlightenment—from Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes.A KIRKUS REVIEWS...

A suspenseful, often harrowing yet hopeful odyssey through rural America follows a young drifter’s coming of age in an indifferent world, in this debut novel by comedian Louis C.K.When Ingram is forced...

Holly, a witch attempting to cure the incurable, finds her life rudely interrupted by a tall, dark, and handsome stranger. He has an inexplicable knack for spiritual magics, brewing the perfect cup of...

A spice merchant is separated from her husband during times of illness. Missing him, she blends a scented balm to welcome him home for the winter solstice. When she's drawn to the call of the open road,...

Prepare for a holiday filled with romance!From Thanksgiving disasters to new holidays ready for happy memories or settling a score for love lost over Christmas to a chance meeting that turns to a rekindling...

Escape to Willow Ridge with a deliciously addictive, grumpy cowboy, steamy romance! Crossing off her bucket list was easy—until she fell for him.Cherry Hensley is determined to make her last summer in...

College professor and widower Willy Daugherty is trying to keep his life together for the sake of his kids, but when their apartment building catches fire, everything they have goes up in flames. In the...

Fast Cars, Fake Dates, And Way Too Many Feelings.Avery Silver, the daughter of an F1 mogul father and a high-society mother, is determined to prove she got her new job as the director of the Silver Racing...

Christmas is a time for new beginnings and joyful celebrations – and Three Valleys Assembly Church is known across the county for its annual Christmas production. But this year, their annual extraordinary...

A hand reaching to you from the shadows. Six cards over-turned. Six enchanting queer tales inspired by the magic of tarot. The StarA lighthouse keeper who influences the fate of her people by wrangling...

The Cypher of Sesame Cave combines the allure of ancient history with the pulse of modern adventure.Set amid the breathtaking landscapes of Petra, the novel brilliantly merges modern puzzle culture —...

Atticus "Finch" Davani does not want to be an astronaut. He hates space, he hates the ship, and he strongly dislikes his fellow crew members. He makes that painfully clear in his letters to Aku, his corporate-assigned...

When gorgeous neurosurgeon Sheridan Rousseau walks into Lisette Mouton's charming little bookstore in Quebec City, she unknowingly holds the key to a mysterious box hidden in a secret room. Upon opening...

A doctor in need of a new start.A woman running from a killer.A love story that could end in tragedy.When Dr. Gianna Walford finds her girlfriend in bed with another woman, she needs a new start and Cliffside,...

Stock transporter Tobie Mason is driving a trio of valuable thoroughbred racing mares from Kentucky to a California farm when her rig becomes involved in a multiple vehicle pileup, and the most valuable...

Hollywood is full of scandals…what's one more?When Amelia's identical twin sister, Zoey, asks her to step in for her at a conference for supernatural TV shows while she auditions for a blockbuster movie,...

I'm Kali Sweet—a vengeance demon with a bad attitude and a driving desire to save the world. Again.My current job? Hunt down the nasties that recently crawled out of Hell and send them back where they...

When a near-fatal collapse shatters Jon's life, his fiancée Via must confront the limits of science, love, and what it means to truly heal. Set against the backdrop of late-90s college life and the noise...

On Lunaria, peaceful citadels burn as the merciless Djinni sweep across the White Plains, their onslaught threatening to extinguish the dawn of all hope.After a century in captivity, subjected to aetheric...

Enjoy this collection of 6 PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED romances by Jemi Fraser.These small town Christmas stories take place in Bloo Moose, Phail, at Midnight Lake, and on the No Phailed Apples farm.These romances...

She's been trained to put her royal duty first, but what happens when it will cost her the dream she's always harbored? Evalina Rosalind Marie Bexley, Princess of Nevive, is ready to step into her role...