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Selected Essays/Essais choisis: A Dual-Language BookSelected Essays/Essais choisis: A Dual-Language Book 
by Michel de Montaigne, Stanley Appelbaum, Stanley Appelbaum
Skeptical but tolerant, honest but humorous, 16th-century philosopher Montaigne was remarkably modern in his views. These 7 essays are essential reading for students of French language. Introduction, Notes.

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French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language BookFrench 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.


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Best Short Stories: A Dual-Language BookBest 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.


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Candide: A Dual-Language BookCandide: A Dual-Language Book 
by Voltaire
Voltaire's brilliant satire on the follies of man, in the original French, with a new and exacting English translation on the opposing page. Weller's critical introduction illuminates the satire's enduring appeal.


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Introduction to French Poetry: A Dual-Language BookIntroduction 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.


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Flowers of Evil and Other Works: A Dual-Language BookFlowers of Evil and Other Works: A Dual-Language Book 
by Charles Baudelaire
Handsome edition includes great French poet's controversial work, Les Fleurs du Mal, plus prose poems from "Spleen of Paris," critical essays on art, music, and literature, and personal letters.


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Selected Fables: A Dual-Language BookSelected Fables: A Dual-Language Book 
by Jean de La Fontaine
Among the masterpieces of French literature: 75 Fables in original French with new English line-for-line literal translations. "The Cicada and the Ant," "The Fox and the Grapes," many more.


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First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language BookFirst French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book 
by Stanley Appelbaum
This anthology introduces 50 legendary writers — Voltaire, Balzac, Baudelaire, Proust, more — through passages from The Red and the Black, Les Misérables, Madame Bovary, and other classics. Original French text plus English translation on facing pages.

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Great French Tales of Fantasy/Contes fantastiques célèbres: A Dual-Language BookGreat French Tales of Fantasy/Contes fantastiques célèbres: A Dual-Language Book 
by Stanley Appelbaum, Stanley Appelbaum
Included are Trilby, or the Elf of Argyll, by Charles Nodier, Théophile Gautier's The Amorous Dead Woman, as well as works by Prosper Mérimée, Guy de Maupassant, and Villiers de l'Isle-Adam.


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The Fairy Tales in Verse and Prose/Les contes en vers et en prose: A Dual-Language BookThe Fairy Tales in Verse and Prose/Les contes en vers et en prose: A Dual-Language Book 
by Charles Perrault, Stanley Appelbaum
This comprehensive text for students of French language or literature includes 3 tales in verse as well as much-loved prose favorites such as "Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella." Excellent English translations appear on facing pages.


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Products in French
1001 Most Useful French Words1001 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.



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Aventures d’Alice au Pays des MerveillesAventures d’Alice au Pays des Merveilles
by Lewis Carroll
A magnificent translation of Alice in Wonderland into French, supervised by Carroll himself. (No English text.) 42 Tenniel illustrations.



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Best Short Stories: A Dual-Language BookBest 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.



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Candide: A Dual-Language BookCandide: A Dual-Language Book
by Voltaire
Voltaire's brilliant satire on the follies of man, in the original French, with a new and exacting English translation on the opposing page. Weller's critical introduction illuminates the satire's enduring appeal.



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Cheri (Dual-Language)Cheri (Dual-Language)
by Colette, Stanley Appelbaum
Superb story of a love affair between Léa, a still-beautiful 49-year-old ex-courtesan, and Chéri, a handsome but selfish young man 30 years her junior, is widely considered the author's best work.



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The Fairy Tales in Verse and Prose/Les contes en vers et en prose: A Dual-Language BookThe Fairy Tales in Verse and Prose/Les contes en vers et en prose: A Dual-Language Book
by Charles Perrault, Stanley Appelbaum
This comprehensive text for students of French language or literature includes 3 tales in verse as well as much-loved prose favorites such as "Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella." Excellent English translations appear on facing pages.



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First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language BookFirst French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book
by Stanley Appelbaum
This anthology introduces 50 legendary writers — Voltaire, Balzac, Baudelaire, Proust, more — through passages from The Red and the Black, Les Misérables, Madame Bovary, and other classics. Original French text plus English translation on facing pages.


Our Price $11.95


Flowers of Evil and Other Works: A Dual-Language BookFlowers of Evil and Other Works: A Dual-Language Book
by Charles Baudelaire
Handsome edition includes great French poet's controversial work, Les Fleurs du Mal, plus prose poems from "Spleen of Paris," critical essays on art, music, and literature, and personal letters.



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French Picture Word BookFrench Picture Word Book
by Hayward Cirker, Barbara Steadman
Delightful learning aid contains 15 scenes of home, school, farm, beach, other environments. Each with dozens of objects, people, animals, other features labeled in French. Ideal for coloring. Word list.


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French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language BookFrench 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.



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French: How to Speak and Write ItFrench: How to Speak and Write It
by Joseph Lemaître
Probably the most delightful, useful, and comprehensive elementary book available for learning spoken and written French, either with or without a teacher. Includes colloquial French conversations as well as grammar, vocabulary, and idiom studies


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Great French Tales of Fantasy/Contes fantastiques célèbres: A Dual-Language BookGreat French Tales of Fantasy/Contes fantastiques célèbres: A Dual-Language Book
by Stanley Appelbaum, Stanley Appelbaum
Included are Trilby, or the Elf of Argyll, by Charles Nodier, Théophile Gautier's The Amorous Dead Woman, as well as works by Prosper Mérimée, Guy de Maupassant, and Villiers de l'Isle-Adam.



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Introduction to French Poetry: A Dual-Language BookIntroduction 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.



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Modern French Poets (Dual-Language)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.



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My Uncle Jules and Other Stories/Mon oncle Jules et autres contes: A Dual-Language BookMy Uncle Jules and Other Stories/Mon oncle Jules et autres contes: A Dual-Language Book
by Guy de Maupassant, Stanley Appelbaum, Stanley Appelbaum
Twelve critically acclaimed tales by the master of the short-story form represent all of Maupassant's major recurrent subjects and themes, both comic and tragic. Introduction, notes.


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Nineteenth-Century French Short Stories (Dual-Language)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.



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Quick & Easy FrenchQuick & Easy French
by Dover
Compact and complete, this convenient, inexpensive box set offers everything you need to quickly learn the basics of French: two Listen & Learn CDs plus phrase, grammar, and Picture Word books.



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A Season in Hell and Other Works/Une saison en enfer et oeuvres diversesA Season in Hell and Other Works/Une saison en enfer et oeuvres diverses
by Arthur Rimbaud, Stanley Appelbaum
Witty, sarcastic, and expressive works include Rimbaud's autobiographical A Season in Hell, his entire Illuminations and "The Drunken Boat," considered by many to be his masterpiece.



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Selected "Pensees" and Provincial Letters/Pensees et Provinciales choisies: A Dual-Language BookSelected "Pensees" and Provincial Letters/Pensees et Provinciales choisies: A Dual-Language Book
by Blaise Pascal, Stanley Appelbaum, Stanley Appelbaum
The only dual-language edition available of these works features highlights from Pensées, focusing on their secular aspects and popular epigrams, and Provincial Letters, which showcases the author's satirical wit, righteous indignation, and effervescent style.



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Selected Essays/Essais choisis: A Dual-Language BookSelected Essays/Essais choisis: A Dual-Language Book
by Michel de Montaigne, Stanley Appelbaum, Stanley Appelbaum
Skeptical but tolerant, honest but humorous, 16th-century philosopher Montaigne was remarkably modern in his views. These 7 essays are essential reading for students of French language. Introduction, Notes.


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