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VOLUME 2: COSETTE: Last year (1861), on a beautiful May morning, a traveller, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and directing his course towards La Hulpe. He was on foot. He was pursuing a broad paved road, which undulated between two rows of trees, over the hills which succeed each other, raise the road and let it fall again, and produce something in the nature of enormous waves.

Murder comes in two familiar forms. Whether as a crime of passion with high emotions or a cold dispassionate plot to take life in order to gain in some way, the act strikes us all as somehow inhuman. Beneath us as civilised beings. But however we cloak our animal instincts the need to remove a human being and gain relief from abuse or gain from money, the term is just the same – MURDER. Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, J M Barrie, W W Jacobs and many others bring their literary heft to bear in as calculating a way as any killer could.

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is one of Victor Hugo most popular historical novels. It follows the story of the young Quasimodo, a hunchback who lives the solitary life of an outcast in the bell tower of Notre-Dame in Paris. When his path crosses that of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, his little world is turned upside down. Quasimodo’s guardian, the Archdeacon Frollo, becomes equally obsessed with Esmeralda and tries to convince Quasimodo to kidnap her.

Set in a richly rendered 15th-century Paris, Victor Hugo's powerful drama focuses on a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda, the two men (including an obsessed and manipulative priest) who love her, and the pitiful hunchback Quasimodo who tries to save her. With this simplified yet spellbinding version, kids can enjoy all the excitement of Hugo's masterful story.

Paris, 19. Jahrhundert: Die französische Revolution ist lange vorbei, doch die Menschen leben noch immer in Elend und Unterdrückung. Der ehemalige Häftling Jean Valjean hat seine unrühmliche Vergangenheit als Dieb hinter sich gelassen und sich bis zum Bürgermeister und Fabrikanten hochgearbeitet. Als nun vermögender Mann versucht er, den Ärmsten zu helfen. Auch seiner Arbeiterin Fantine. Als sie stirbt, nimmt er ihre Tochter Cosette zu sich und zieht sie wie sein eigenes Kind auf.

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In the teeming city of medieval Paris lives Quasimodo, a man born with a hunchback who lives in the Notre Dame Cathedral as a bell ringer. He is treated despicably by everyone around him, save for Esmeralda, a beautiful woman who has attracted the eyes of many in Paris. His love for Esmeralda will drive him to do daring feats of bravery to keep her safe from the world and those who would harm her, even if it leads to his own undoing.

Quasimodo. Esmerelda. Frollo. Phoebus. Victor Hugo’s immortal tale of duty, desire and priestly revenge stands strongest on its own, and in this unabridged edition, it is more approachable than ever. Peer into the mind of the fiercely loyal Quasimodo. Discover the world through the sharp eyes of Esmerelda. Discover the privileged and calculating motivations of the ignominious Frollo - all amid the incredible backdrop of the Gothic Notre Dame cathedral.

In light of the intertwining logics of military competition and economic interdependence at play in US-China relations, Trading with the Enemy examines how the United States has balanced its potentially conflicting national security and economic interests in its relationship with the People's Republic of China (PRC). To do so, Hugo Meijer investigates a strategically sensitive yet under-explored facet of US-China relations: the making of American export control policy on military-related technology transfers to China since 1979.

"1100 Quotations from the Great French Writers of the 19th Century" is a wonderful collection of wit and wisdom from some of the greatest French writers ever. From Guy de Maupassant and Honoré de Balzac to Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas, this carefully crafted collection is guaranteed to inspire and entertain. Ideal for those needing a dose of encouragement. These French literary giants are responsible for some of the worlds most famous works, including "The Three Musketeers", "Les Misérables", "Madame Bovary" and "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame".

Segunda parte del drama escrito en prosa por el emblemático autor francés Victor Hugo. El joven Gwynplaine, con una sonrisa fija en el rostro a causa de una mutilación sufrida en la infancia, vive aventuras y desventuras tras ser rescatado en las costas de Portland por el filósofo y charlatán Ursus. A través de sus viajes Gwynplaine descubrirá su origen aristocrático y los secretos de su linaje. Una obra monumental tanto del drama como del folletín decimonónico.

Réquisitoire brûlant contre la peine de mort, "Le dernier jour d'un condamné" est une œuvre incontournable, un des symboles majeurs de l'engagement politique de Victor Hugo. Pas à pas, mot après mot, nous suivons les derniers instants d'un homme condamné à mort marqué tour à tour par la peur, la révolte et la résignation. Face au réalisme des émotions contradictoires qui traversent successivement le personnage, nous nous surprenons à nous identifier à lui et à partager sa lente agonie.

SENDING MONEY Part I (1987-2000) is the history of the evolution of the Cross-Border Financial Services Industry, based on the development of ethnic remittance services and their transition to Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) at the end of the 1980s. Written by an industry insider with anecdotes from his life, the book explores the effect of technology innovations, migration trends, the foreign exchange business, and the development of the money transfer industry from both the sending and receiving sides of remittance corridors. The case of Colombia, Brazil and Cuba are explored in detail. ...

The St. Charles Players present a unique telling of Victor Hugo's classic tale, in a new multi-cast dramatization performed in exciting Radio Theatre style.

Sartorial Talks is the premium channel on classic men's style and sartorial education on YouTube, featuring acclaimed international best-selling author Hugo "The Parisian Gentleman" Jacomet and Sonya Glyn, one of the most respected feminine voices in the men's style world.

German short stories began in the late 18th century as brief, beautifully written moral fables. In the following century, style evolved toward realism in parallel with that of other European literature. From the lofty idealism of Goethe to the searing verisimilitude of Mann, German writers of all styles have left us some of the most arresting profiles of the human condition ever conceived.

Dans le Paris du XVe siècle, Esméralda, jeune gitane d'une grande beauté, danse sur le parvis de Notre-Dame. Du haut de la cathédrale, l'archidiacre Frolo et le sonneur de cloches Quasimodo la contemplent et en tombent amoureux. Frolo veut alors faire enlever la belle, mais le capitaine de la garde, Phoebus, l'en empêche au dernier moment, et gagne ainsi l'amour d'Esméralda. La jalousie s'empare alors de l'archidiacre qui tue Phoebus et accuse la Gitane de son meurtre.

In the grotesque bell-ringer Quasimodo, Victor Hugo created one of the most vivid characters in classic fiction. Quasimodo's doomed love for the beautiful gipsy girl Esmeralda is an example of the traditional love theme of beauty and the beast. Yet, set against the massive background of Notre Dame de Paris and interwoven with the sacred and secular life of medieval France, it takes on a larger perspective.

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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that are difficult to achieve elsewhere. The City of Lights may be one of the glories of the world but for those whose three score and ten have passed it is the final resting place for some of the very finest of literary talents.