Madame Gervaisais - Edmond de Goncourt & Jules de GoncourtJules de Goncourt ( Paris, December 17 1830 Paris, June 20, 1870) was a french writer, who published books together with his brother Edmond. Goncourt, Jules de Goncourt, Jules de.
Monsieur Lecocq - Emile Gaboriaumile Gaboriau ( November 9, 1832 September 28, 1873), a French mystery writer, novelist, and journalist, one of the pioneers of modern detective fiction. Gaboriau's first book of the genre, L'Affaire Lerouge (1866) introduced an amateur detective, who wor
Phineas FinnPhineas Finn is a novel by Anthony Trollope and the name of its leading character. The novel was first published in 1867 as a serial in St Paul's Magazine and is the second in " The Pallisers" series. Finn, a young Irish MP, becomes the darling of London - Anthony TrollopeAnthony Trollope ( April 24, 1815 December 6, 1882) became one of the most successful and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. His popularity continues into the present day (some famous fans being Alec Guinness, who never traveled without a T
Romain Kalbris - Hector MalotHector Malot ( May 20, 1830 July 17, 1907) was a French writer born in La Bouille, close to Rouen. He studied law in Rouen and Paris, but eventually literature became his passion. He worked as a dramatic critic for Lloyd Francais and as a literary critic
A Sentimental Education - Gustave FlaubertGustave Flaubert ( December 12, 1821 Croisset, May 8, 1880) is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He was born in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, in the Haute-Normandie Region of France. Note: the French pronunciation of his name is roughly goo-STAHVE fl
Struggles and Triumphs - P. T. BarnumPhineas Taylor Barnum ( 5 July, 1810 7 April, 1891), American showman who is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. He was born in Bethel, Connecticut,
War and PeaceWar and Peace Voyna i mir ) is an epic novel of Russian history and society by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869, which tells the story of Russia during the Napoleonic Era. The Russian words for 'peace' and 'world' are homonyms, so the novel' - Leo Tolstoy
