Berezina - Book 3 - format ePub fixed layout

Paris, au XVIIe siècle. Jean Daubignan est un tout jeune homme, solitaire et rêveur. Pour échapper à l’emprise maternelle et à celle de son précepteur, bigots terrifiants à ses yeux, Jean se refugie dans...

Ce deuxième volet du récit épique et tumultueux de La Bataille s'ouvre sur la bataille d'Essling proprement dite, qui voit se jeter les uns contre les autres soldats de Napoléon et soldats autrichiens....

En détruisant le pont sur l'île Lobau, l'armée autrichienne met un terme à l'offensive napoléonienne. Après deux jours de carnage, il ne reste à Masséna qu'à organiser le repli. Quelques semaines plus...

Redécouvrez Voltaire, libre penseur et inspirateurLors de sa parution, en 1760, le scandaleux roman Candide n'est pas signé... Les Rohan, farouches ennemis du philosophe libre penseur, sont persuadés...

La Pologne traverse une crise politique qui déchire ses habitants. Les rues de Varsovie s'emplissent de rumeurs et de cris contre le nouveau président élu, tandis que les révolutionnaires sont traqués......

Frédéric Cyprian est peintre. Personnage froid et posé, il a l'habitude de provoquer en duel au pistolet ses confrères dont il juge l'art indigne. Il en a déjà tué plusieurs. Son ami Nicolas l'entraîne...

Frédéric Cyprian est en plein duel avec la capitaine Rosier. Lors des coups de feu, personne n'est touché, Frédéric semble soulagé mais Rosier souhaite poursuivre Bien mal lui en a pris puisque Frédéric...

René Daumal est un écrivain aujourd'hui encore méconnu. Contemporain d'André Breton, de Simone Weil, d'Antonin Artaud et de Roger Vailland, il fut l'un des artisans du Grand Jeu avec Roger-Gilbert Lecomte....

The terrible Russian winter has engulfed the retreat, and the Grande Armée is no more. Mercilessly harassed by the fierce Cossacks, a few thousand men only continue to trudge forward,...

Napoleon is furious. It appears the battle can no longer be won. The French cavalry is so exhausted it can’t even gallop when charging. Ammunition is running out, while losses mount...

Moscow is now in French hands, but a large part of the city has burned down, and it’s been emptied of all food, fodder and warm clothes. Even as winter approaches, and against the advice of his generals,...

1812. After the sort of lightning-fast attack he is known for, Napoleon and his colossal Grande Armee have ridden deep into the heart of Russia. But the Russians have no intention...

The battle has been joined. On this first day, Massena desperately holds onto Aspern, the French cavalry charges again and again, but the Emperor cannot seem to break the Austrians....

May 1809. Napoleon’s Grande Armée has taken Vienna and is preparing to cross the Danube, but the Austrians are waiting for him in Essling. The carnage can begin … Louis-François Lejeune,...

Le Louvre, 1655. Catherine Beauvais, dite Cateau la borgnesse, promène sa difformité incongrue dans les couloirs du plus beau palais du monde. Sa présence indispose tout autant que la confiance que lui...

L'histoire de la lavandière du postérieur de la reine...Le Louvre, 1655. Catherine Beauvais, dite Cateau la borgnesse, promène sa difformité incongrue dans les couloirs du plus beau palais du monde. Sa...

Dans les coulisses de l'Histoire... Un agent de police qui règle la circulation au sommet du mont Everest, un voleur de cerveau, un coiffeur qui fait couper la tête de sa meilleure cliente, un aubergiste...

À la suite du gigantesque incendie qui a saccagé Moscou et débouté ses troupes, que peut bien Napoléon ? Pour celui qui, enfermé dans ses rêves de grandeur, ambitionne de marcher jusqu'en Asie, il est...

Pour conserver sa mainmise sur l'Europe, en cette année 1812, Napoléon n'a d'autre choix que de déclarer la guerre à l'empereur russe Alexandre. En septembre, après trois mois de marche, ses hommes, affamés...

«  J’ai voulu raconter l’histoire d’un périple et d’une transcendance. L’histoire d’un jeune aristocrate d’origine Italienne, dandy amoureux fou des femmes et lettré un peu misanthrope qui, un jour de...

L'hiver polaire s'est abattu sur les plaines russes, emportant avec lui les forces des soldats de Napoléon Bonaparte. Contrainte de se retirer toujours plus loin afin d'échapper aux impitoyables cosaques...

"Il neigeait. On était vaincu par sa conquête. Pour la première fois l'aigle baissait la tête. Sombres jours ! L'Empereur revenait lentement, laissant derrière lui brûler Moscou fumant. Il neigeait..."...

Engagés, volontaires, face à l’horreur.Afrique centrale. Près de 2 millions de personnes survivent dans des camps de réfugiés, dépendant de l’aide humanitaire internationale. Les territoires alentour...

"Comme j'entrais, une averse éclaboussa la cour où les arbres perdaient leurs feuilles et chassa tout le monde sous un étroit préau : "Le nouveau ! le nouveau !". On sautillait, on se bousculait autour...

Un mystérieux disque d'argile vieux de 3000 ans découvert en Inde semble donner accès à une fabuleuse montagne invisible. La légende prétend que celui qui parvient à apercevoir cette montagne reçoit un...

Zacharie et Gunther se rendent au Tibet sur les traces du père de Zacharie, un talentueux neurochirurgien, seul capable de sauver Nina. Suivre sa piste les mène au mont Kailash, la montagne sacrée dont...

- Avec Lannes, Lassale et Espagne, vous chargez pour enfoncer le centre autrichien et couper leur armée en deux. Alors Davout passe le grand pont avec ses réserves, il renforce vos attaques et nous écrasons...

Paris, au XVIIe siècle. Jean Daubignan est un tout jeune homme, solitaire et rêveur. Pour échapper à l’emprise maternelle et à celle de son précepteur, bigots terrifiants à ses yeux, Jean se refugie dans...

In exploring everyday life and its intersections with death, this enduring collection of stories offers a naturalistic depiction of the working class in early twentieth-century Dublin. Joyce masterfully...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

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The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

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An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me,...

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"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

In 1855, Walt Whitman published — at his own expense — the first edition of Leaves of Grass, a visionary volume of twelve poems. Showing the influence of a uniquely American form of mysticism known as...

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The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible is God’s providentially appointed Word for the whole world which reveals the name of the Father as “Jehovah”, and the name of His Son, “Jesus”, in whom...

The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds...

When her former governess finds happiness as the bride of a local widower, the brilliant and beautiful Emma Woodhouse — one of Jane Austen’s immortal creations — flatters herself that she alone has secured...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

Meg is the eldest and on the brink of love. Then there’s tomboy Jo who longs to be a writer. Sweet-natured Beth always puts others first, and finally there’s Amy, the youngest and most precocious. Together...

Fame. Fashion. Friendship. Hollie can't catch a break. She's broke, she's back living with her family, and her career prospects are precisely zero. So when the chance arises for her and her best friend...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

In the vast expanse of the treacherous ocean, a legendary tale unfolds, gripping the hearts of readers for generations to come. Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of "Moby Dick," a literary masterpiece...

This volume collects the complete writings of Virginia Woolf: 8 novels, 3 'biographies,' 46 short stories, 606 essays, 1 play, her diary and some letters. Contents: THE NOVELS The Voyage Out Night...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

"The Power of Your Subconscious Mind" will open a world of success, happiness, prosperity, and peace for you. It is one of the most brilliant and beloved spiritual self-help works of all time which can...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

This collection gathers together the works by William Shakespeare in a single, convenient, high quality, and extremely low priced Kindle volume! The Comedies: A Midsummer Night's Dream All's Well That...