This excellent anthology introduces newcomers to 50 great writers. Beginners can get their first taste of Voltaire, Rousseau, Balzac, Baudelaire, and Proust with passages from The Red and the Black, Les Misérables, Madame Bovary, and other classics. Original French text plus English translation on facing pages. Introduction, new English translations, and notes by Stanley Appelbaum. Dover Original.
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Listen & Learn French (CD Edition) by Dover For people with limited study time — 2 CDs with 90 minutes of recorded speech in both English and French and a 64-page manual containing a phonetic pronunciation guide and index for locating words and phrases.
1001 Most Useful French Words by Marcella Ottolenghi Buxbaum Practical, inexpensive guide features over 1,000 words, each accompanied by sentence demonstrating usage. Plus, definitions arranged by category (family, food, numbers, etc.). Vocabulary Tips for recognizing French/English cognates.
Essential French Grammar by Seymour Resnick Logical, developmental presentation includes all the necessary tools for speech and comprehension and features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. Ideal as an introduction, supplement, or refresher.
Modern French Poets (Dual-Language) by Wallace Fowlie Treasury of poems and prose extracts by Max Jacob, Saint-John Perse, André Breton, Paul Éluard, Jean Cocteau, five more. Excellent English translations on facing pages. General introduction, plus introduction and bibliography for each poet.
Nineteenth-Century French Short Stories (Dual-Language) by Stanley Appelbaum French text and English translations — on facing pages — of 6 stories: Merimée's Mateo Falcone, Flaubert's Hérodias, L’attaque du moulin by Zola, de Maupassant's Mademoiselle Perle, 2 more. Introduction. Notes.
French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language Book by Wallace Fowlie Ten unusual stories: "Micromégas," by Voltaire; "The Atheist's Mass," by Balzac; "The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler," by Flaubert; "Spleen of Paris," by Baudelaire; more. English translations appear on facing pages.
Listen & Enjoy French Poetry (CD Edition) by Dover 50-minute CD contains authentic spoken versions of works by 30 major French poets including Villon, La Fontaine, Voltaire, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Aragon. Set also includes 192-page dual-language book.
Introduction to French Poetry: A Dual-Language Book by Stanley Appelbaum Works by Villon, Ronsard, Voltaire, Mallarmé, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, many more. Full French texts with literal English translations on facing pages. Biographical, critical information on each poet. Introduction. 31 black-and-white illustrations.
Great Nineteenth-Century French Short Stories by Angel Flores Seventeen imaginative selections by lesser-known writers: "Adolphe," Benjamin Constant; "Salome," Jules Laforgue; "The Anatomist," Petrus Borel, 14 more. Trends toward the fantastic, expressionism, surrealism. Introductory notes.
Best Short Stories: A Dual-Language Book by Guy de Maupassant Seven masterly tales: "La Parure," "Mademoiselle Fifi," "La Maison Tellier," "La Ficelle," "Miss Harriet," "Boule de Suif," and "Le Horla." In French, with new English translations on facing pages.
Great French Short Stories by Paul Negri Features 12 classic tales, including "The Necklace" (Maupassant); "The Unknown Masterpiece" (Balzac); "The Attack on the Mill" (Zola); plus works by Gide, Daudet, and 7 other authors.
