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Discover The Adventures of Gil Blas de Santillane, a timeless classic of French literature filled with adventure, humor, romance, and sharp social satire. Follow Gil Blas, a young man who leaves home to seek his fortune and encounters a fascinating world of nobles, servants, swindlers, clergy...

Le travail des femmes est une question de vie ou de mort. 1847. Nora Beady est la seule étudiante de la prestigieuse université de médecine de Bologne. Son ambition de devenir chirurgienne, à une époque où la place des femmes est auprès des enfants, dérange les hommes qui l'entourent. Ses succès sont chaque fois minimisés et elle n'a pas droit à la moindre erreur, au risque de renforcer l'idée que les femmes ne sont pas faites pour la médecine. Sa rencontre avec Magdalena Morenco, seule femme à exercer la médecine à l'hôpital de Bologne, bouleverse sa vision des choses.

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK “A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history.”—Jodi Picoult, author of By Any Other Name “A new generation of survival story . . . an extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of...

Tre redattori editoriali, dopo aver frequentato a lungo autori che si dilettano di scienze occulte, società segrete e complotti cosmici, decidono di inventare, con avventata leggerezza, un Piano. Ma qualcuno li prende sul serio. Affabulatorio, incalzante e coltissimo, è questo un romanzo che spazia furiosamente nel tempo, dove fanno la loro comparsa una sterminata serie di personaggi, di miti, di leggende, dai Templari ai Rosacroce, dai Miti Celtici ai Culti dell'antico Egitto, dal Santo Graal ai Vangeli Apocrifi, da Napoleone a Hitler, a Cagliostro.

Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield is a sweeping tale of resilience, growth, and self-discovery—often regarded as the author’s most personal and heartfelt work. Following the life of David from his troubled childhood to his journey toward maturity, the novel captures the struggles, joys, and moral lessons that shape him into the man he becomes. Along the way, Dickens fills the story with some of his most memorable characters: the loyal Peggotty family, the ever-optimistic Mr. Micawber, and the slyly deceitful Uriah Heep.

David Copperfield es un niño al que su padrastro abandona tras la muerte de su madre. Sin embargo, el chico hace todo lo posible para demostrar que tiene lo necesario para triunfar. Ambientada en 1840, David viaja por un mundo que trata de apartarle mientras él busca un hueco en el que encajar.

Sicilia, all'epoca del tramonto borbonico. È di scena una famiglia della più alta aristocrazia, colta nel momento del trapasso del regime, mentre già incalzano i tempi nuovi. Accentrato intorno all'imponente personaggio del principe Fabrizio Salina, il romanzo offre un'immagine del clima di disincanto e di speranze deluse che seguì l'unificazione nazionale.

Father Michael Dominic, prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives in Rome, is entrusted with the mission of transporting the original 17th century trial documents of Galileo to Loyola Law School in Chicago. The stage is set for a modern historical mock trial of Galileo’s original heresy charges, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the legendary event.

The Scarlet Letter is one of the great classics of American literature. Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th-century Boston, it describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter "A", for Adulteress, embroidered on her dress.

By the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a novel of passion and power set against the deadly backdrop of Tudor history, this riveting new tale explores the fate of Kateryn Parr—King Henry VIII’s sixth and final wife—in a richly imagined work of historical fiction. Kateryn Parr, a...

**LISTEN TO HAMNET STAR JESSIE BUCKLEY'S UNFORGETTABLE NEW RECORDING BEFORE YOU SEE THE FILM** 'Richly sensuous... something special' The Sunday Times 'A thing of shimmering wonder' David Mitchell TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. A LOVE THAT DRAWS THEM TOGETHER. A LOSS THAT THREATENS TO TEAR THEM APART...

‘The master of historical crime fiction’ LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON With over 1 million copies sold, Andrew Taylor is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London. This is the best of gripping, exquisitely researched historical crime fiction, perfect for fans of CJ Sansom, Robert...

New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir brings to life the mysterious Lady Katherine Gordon, a beautiful Scotswoman who unknowingly married a pretender to the British throne—while harboring a powerful secret of her own. One of British history’s most tragic stories is the sad fate of...

A thrilling mystery in Jacobean England! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches.Not everyone is ready to welcome the new king of England…Nottingham, England, 1603Queen Elizabeth’s long reign has finally come to an end and the Tudor era is over...

Queen Elizabeth Tudor is wary of the cousins. Ever since the ill-fated Lady Jane Grey nearly wrested the throne from her family, Elizabeth has been keen to ensure the fate of England doesn't land in Grey hands. She has banished Catherine Grey from court, along with her two children, but her unwed sister Mary remains at Whitehall Palace as one of Elizabeth's courtiers.

In the winter of 1732, the town of Weslova has learnt with horror that the dead do not always remain buried. For four years, Floriane has lived quietly, running her beautiful confectionary shop and taking care of her equally beautiful cat, Biskittello. The exquisite cordials and comfits she...

Bloomsbury presents Medici ~ Ascendancy by Matteo Strukul, read by Saul Reichlin. Florence, 1429 Giovanni de' Medici is dead. A lifetime of shrewd investment, strategic alliance and sly manipulation saw Giovanni climb from mere money-lender to the top echelon of Florentine society. But success...

Violante, duchesse de Palliano, a-t-elle un amant ? Si oui, Don Juan de Palliano, son époux, peut-il le lui pardonner alors qu'il est le neveu du pape Paul IV ? Qu'en pense son frère, Don Carlos Carafa ? Quel sera le sort de Diane Brancaccio, la dame d'honneur et entremetteuse ? Voilà quelques-uns des drames noués dans cette Chronique Italienne, qui permet à Stendhal de nous plonger dans la violence et les passions romaines ou siciliennes du XVIe siècle.

A titillating romp of a novel—sex, power, and intrigue collide in Renaissance Venice where pleasure seeking becomes an act of rebellion. It’s the spring of 1436 in Venice, and the wedding of the season is about to take place. Violante Severino, the daughter of the wealthiest man in the...

The page-turning historical saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, masterful A Column of Fire. A World in Turmoil 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended...