French Drama

It is often claimed that the French invented cinema. Dominating the production and distribution of cinema until WWI, when they were supplanted by Hollywood, the French cinema industry encompassed all genres, from popular entertainment to avant-garde practice. This Very Short Introduction opens up French cinema through focusing on some of its most notable works, using the lens of the New Wave decade (1958-1968) that changed cinema worldwide.

A single day in Paris changes the lives of three Americans as they each set off to explore the city with a French tutor, learning about language, love, and loss as their lives intersect in surprising ways. Josie, Riley, and Jeremy have come to the City of Light for different reasons: Josie, a...

The French and Indian War: 1660-1763 covers much more than the few years during which the English and French fought over the division of the North American continent in one of the most neglected periods of American history. In this volume in the Drama of American History series, authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier trace how England’s other rivals for control of America were eliminated over this period until the only source of conflict left would be between the British and their own colonists.

Éléonore, 23 ans, votre nouvelle Reine... Oui, Votre Reine ! En toute franchise, je me serais contentée de rester Princesse mais quand toute ma famille sombre, littéralement, me voilà propulsée sur le Trône. Problème : je ne suis pas faite pour assumer les responsabilités d'un Royaume... Mais vraiment pas. Et lorsqu'en plus on me colle dans les pattes, soi-disant pour assurer ma sécurité, un Écossais ombrageux, tatoué, et persuadé qu'on veut ma mort... Tout échappe à mon contrôle.

Ein Jules Verne Klassiker, der einst als Science Fiction galt...

L'idée du siècle de Félix ? SORTIR AVEC MA PIRE ENNEMIE. Non, mais, il y a des dizaines de filles à l'école et c'est F1 qu'il choisit ? BRAVO ! Comme preuve de MAUVAIS GOUT ULTIME, on ne pourrait pas faire mieux.