mais 263 palavrasThey’re irresistible. The noblest of the three is Eleonore. The carriage of her head, her smooth auburn hair, which she wears in a chignon, and her Grecian profile with its pronounced, pale nostrils, conjure up a woman in an Ingres painting..More gentle and tender hearted, Laura is the most sensual in the way she moves around.
Luckily I was so uninterested in Les Miserables throughout my life that I went in blind. Very rarely do I have the opportunity nowadays to experience anything at this scale without any introduction. mais 715 palavras
I have had a great run so far with the novels published by Kolkata based Seagull Books. In 2016, Florence Noiville’s Attachment made it to my… mais 976 palavras
Time for some classic French literature! I first read Guy de Maupassant while still in Russia, and the worn-out collection of his short stories was one of the few books I took with us when we emigrated to Australia. mais 518 palavras
In some ways it was true. There was nothing between them, but then again it was false, once everything that takes place with time had taken place something unalterable remained.*** mais 899 palavras
The more I read about Victor Hugo, the more I find in common with him: our family heritage both originate from Alsace, France; we both have worshipped in the Notre Dame Cathedral; we both have grandsons named George, and we both spent many hours reflecting in the Jardin des Plantes, located in the Latin Quarter of Paris. mais 1.469 palavras
