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2) Little
Author
Publisher
RIverhead Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary Paris, befriended by royalty and radicals, who transforms herself into the legendary Madame Tussaud" --
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Language
English
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From the No. 1 bestselling author of THE AMERICAN BOY comes a brilliant new historical thriller set during the French Revolution.
Paris, 1792. Terror reigns as the city writhes in the grip of revolution. The streets run with blood as thousands lose their heads to the guillotine. Edward Savill, working in London as agent for a wealthy American, receives word that his estranged wife Augusta has been killed in France. She leaves behind ten-year-old...
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Series
Language
English
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Thirteen-year-old Rowan and his eleven-year-old sister, Nina, still bereft by the death of their mother the year before, experience an unusual adventure through time when they come to stay with their two eccentric great-aunts in a small town on the Maine coast.
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Series
Scarlet Pimpernel series volume 3
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1792. The French Revolution, driven to excess by its own triumph, has turned into a reign of terror. Daily, tumbrels roll over the cobbled streets of Paris bearing new victims to the insatiable Madame Guillotine."--Back cover.
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English
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"A soldier must choose between his heart's desire or his duty to country in this gripping novel of friendship and survival. Maxence Étienne believes fiercely in the Revolution and longs for his name to be listed among the heroes bringing liberty to France. It's been almost two years of non-stop war, but the monarchy has fallen, and he's beginning to see the changes so many of his countrymen have fought for. With war still raging, Maxence is transferred...
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Publisher
Blackie Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"En 1761, y una nina diminuta y de aspecto bastante extrano nace en un pueblo de Suiza. la llaman Anne Marie, aunque no tardaran en referirse a ella como Little. Pronto la tragedia se cierne sobre su vida: sus padres mueren, y su unica salida es convertirse en aprendiz y sirvienta de un excentrico modelador de cera, el senor Curtius. Esplendidas cabezas de cera la obseran desde todos los angulos del taller: Curtius las rellena con trapos y serrin,...
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Series
Nathan Peake novels volume 1
Language
English
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Description
1793: The French have killed their king and are about to embark on the violent period of bloodletting known as the Terror. Brig-sloop Commander Nathan Peake is on smuggler patrol off the Sussex coast and desperate for some real action. As revolutionary France declares war on England, he seizes his chance. Peake is given a vital mission; to destroy the French economy by smuggling millions of French banknotes across the Channel and into the heart of...
10) Scarlet
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Series
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The first book in a rollicking new historical-fantasy series that reinvents the French Revolution with vampires as the aristocrats, in a lively retelling of The Scarlet Pimpernel from the author of the beloved Invisible Library series. It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. Vampires are a normal part of society across Europe--usually rich and aristocratic, they have slaked the guillotines thirst in large numbers. The mysterious Scarlet...
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 1
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Young wig-maker Thomas Paine Kydd is impressed and forced to join the crew of a British battleship. He comes to admire the skills and courage of his fellow seamen. But can he accept the challenge himself to become a true sailor and defender of Britain?
12) Nemesis
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Series
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervor has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfill his promise to her--to survive, no matter what. He joins Napoleon's army and is taken to Egypt, but with the world at war and traitors in every...
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The French Revolution examines how all classes of French society revolted against the king's regime and rejected a society based on heredity and privilege, resulting in an often-violent struggle to determine the future of France.
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A powerful, engrossing story of a biracial heiress who flees to Paris when the Haitian Revolution burns across her island home. But as she works her way into the inner circle of Robespierre and his mistress, she learns that not even oceans can stop the flames of revolution. Sylvie de Rosiers, the biracial daughter of a rich planter in 1791 Saint-Domingue, is both a lady born to privilege and a damning reminder of her father's infidelity with an enslaved...
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Features: - Humorous "Handy Hints" that relate directly to the text are provided on each spread - High interest topic for children of all ages - Draws in even the most reluctant reader with a lighthearted tone and hilarious illustrations - The cultures and traditions of ancient civilizations spring to life in the pages of this series - Includes glossary and index - Perfect for struggling readers
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Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"From the courtrooms to the battlefields to the alleyways of Paris, with cameos from infamous figures in French history like Robespierre and Napoleon, the Patakis craft a sweeping, action-packed novel of the French Revolution as it has never been seen before. Three years after the storming of the Bastille, Paris is emboldened with the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity. The monarchy of King Louis and Marie Antoinette has been dismantled and...
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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"As the French revolution ravages the country, Desiree Clary is faced with the life-altering truth that the world she has known and loved is gone and it's fallen on her to save her family from the guillotine. A chance encounter with Napoleon Bonaparte, the ambitious and charismatic young military prodigy, provides her answer. When her beloved sister Julie marries his brother Joseph, Desiree and Napoleon's futures become irrevocably linked. Quickly...
18) A refuge assured
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Language
English
Description
"Lacemaker Vivienne Rivard never imagined her craft could threaten her life. Yet in revolutionary France, it is a death sentence when the nobility, and those associated with them, are forced to the guillotine. Vivienne flees to Philadelphia but finds the same dangers lurking in the French Quarter, as revolutionary sympathizers threaten the life of a young boy left in her care, who some suspect to be the Dauphin. Can the French settlement, Azilum,...
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Language
English
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The French Revolution casts a long shadow, one that reaches into our own time and influences our debates on freedom, equality, and authority. Yet it remains an elusive, perplexing historical event. Its significance morphs according to the sympathies of the viewer, who may see it as a series of gory tableaux, a regrettable slide into uncontrolled anarchy--or a radical reshaping of the political landscape. In this riveting new book, Ian Davidson provides...
20) El destino de una reina: conquisto a Napoleon, forjo un dinastia y cambio el curso de la historia
Author
Publisher
Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Francia, 1794. La Revolucion ha dejado estragos por todo el pais y la vida de Desiree Clary, hija de un rico comerciante marselles, ha dado un giro: el mundo que conocio y amo se ha ido. Sin embargo, un encuentro fortuito con el ambicioso y carismatico Napoleon Bonaparte cambiara de nuevo su destino. Cuando su hermana Julia contrae matrimonio con el hermano de Napoleon, las vidas de Desiree y el joven militar se entrelazan irrevocablemente. Pronto...
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