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A sumptuous dramatization of Victor Hugo's novel produced in 1923 by Universal Studios at the then phenomenal cost of $1.

Presents Charles Dickens's classic novel set in London and Paris during the French Revolution and includes explanatory notes, an author chronology, a historical time line, a theme and plot outline, contemporary and modern critical analyses, discussion questions, and a list of related books and films.

Presents eight classic French novels from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including, "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame," "Les Mis?rables," "The Three Musketeers," and "The Count of Monte Cristo.

A Western student in China in the 1970s is drawn to the greengrocer Tumchooq and his stories, but when he disappears, the young woman, now pregnant with Tumchooq's child, goes in search of answers about his tale of a missing silk scroll said to be inscribed with a lost sutra composed by the Buddha.

A collection of writings by twentieth-century French author and philosopher Albert Camus, including two novels, six short stories, and two essays.

Presents a collection of fifteen short stories written by noted French authors including Fred Kassak, ?ric Faye, Yann Mens, and others.

Presents the English and French translations of twelve short stories by authors from Quebec and France that reflect a wide range of styles and themes.