The French Literature Collection celebrates the masterworks of one of the world’s richest literary traditions — the novels, plays, and poetry of Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Gustave Flaubert, Jules Verne, and their peers. Many editions are presented in the original French, alongside celebrated English translations.
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- CarmenProsper Mérimée
- Le Fantôme de l'OpéraGaston Leroux
- The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-BurglarMaurice Leblanc
- EloisaJean-Jacques Rousseau
- Four Arthurian RomancesChrétien de Troyes
- Manon LescautPrévost
- A Journey to the Centre of the EarthJules Verne
- Cameron of LochielPhilippe Aubert de Gaspé
- Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleurMaurice Leblanc
- Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome IAlexandre Dumas
- The Hero of the PeopleAlexandre Dumas
- Les crimes de l’amourthe marquis de Sade
- The Phantom of the OperaGaston Leroux
- The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas
- The Mystery of the Yellow RoomGaston Leroux
- Twenty years afterAlexandre Dumas
- Mademoiselle de Maupin, Volume 1 (of 2)Théophile Gautier
- Camille (La Dame aux Camilias)Alexandre Dumas
- The Red Lily — CompleteAnatole France
- Around the World in Eighty DaysJules Verne
- Histoire amoureuse des GaulesRoger de Bussy-Rabutin
- Voyage au Centre de la TerreJules Verne
- De la terre à la luneJules Verne
- Les Trois MousquetairesAlexandre Dumas
- Amitié amoureuseHermine Lecomte du Noüy
- Notre-Dame de ParisVictor Hugo
- Gargantua and PantagruelFrançois Rabelais
- Confessions of Jean Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques Rousseau
- Der Marquis de Sade und seine ZeitIwan Bloch
- Memoirs of the Court of Marie AntoinetteMadame Campan
- The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas
- From the Earth to the MoonJules Verne
- La dame aux caméliasAlexandre Dumas
- Five Weeks in a BalloonJules Verne
- At the Sign of the Cat and RacketHonoré de Balzac
- Les Mémoires d'un Parapluiecomtesse de Houdetot
- La chasse au météoreJules Verne
- The new terrorGaston Leroux
- Mathias Sandorf [1]Jules Verne
- Ruhtinatar AurorePierre Benoît
- Musta helmiVictorien Sardou
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeasJules Verne
- The Mysterious IslandJules Verne
- Les MisérablesVictor Hugo
- Vingt mille lieues sous les mersJules Verne
- Du côté de chez SwannMarcel Proust
- CandideVoltaire
- Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de MaupassantGuy de Maupassant
- Les misérables Tome I: FantineVictor Hugo
- Mon oncle et mon curéJean de La Brète
- Madame BovaryGustave Flaubert
- Création et rédemption, deuxième partieAlexandre Dumas
- FantômasPierre Souvestre
- Edmond DantèsEdmund Flagg
- The conspirators; or, The chevalier d'HarmentalAlexandre Dumas
- The Flourishing of RomanceGeorge Saintsbury
- Swann's WayMarcel Proust
- The regent's daughterAlexandre Dumas
- Reflections; or Sentences and Moral MaximsFrançois de La Rochefoucauld
- Godfrey Morgan: A Californian MysteryJules Verne
- Mémoires de Hector BerliozHector Berlioz
- History of the French NovelGeorge Saintsbury
- In Château LandAnne Hollingsworth Wharton
- Famous Women: George SandBertha Thomas
- Works of Guy de MaupassantGuy de Maupassant
- La Chanson de RolandUnknown
- Aventures d'un Gentilhomme Breton aux îles PhilippinesPaul de La Gironière
- A Hundred Fables of La FontaineJean de La Fontaine
- The Red and the BlackStendhal
- Memoirs to Illustrate the History of My TimeFrançois Guizot
- Germinie LacerteuxEdmond de Goncourt
- The Devil's PoolGeorge Sand
- Woman on Her OwnEugène Brieux
- Die Frau von dreißig JahrenHonoré de Balzac
- A Royal PrisonerPierre Souvestre
- The Romance of a MummyThéophile Gautier
- The Tales of the HeptameronMarguerite de Navarre
- Artists’ WivesAlphonse Daudet
- LourdesÉmile Zola
- The Wandering Jew — CompleteEugène Sue
- Au bord du lacÉmile Souvestre
- Littérature Française (Première Année)Eugène Aubert
- La Femme AbbéSylvain Maréchal
- Classic French Course in EnglishWilliam Cleaver Wilkinson
- The Man in the Iron MaskAlexandre Dumas
- The Confessions of Arsène LupinMaurice Leblanc
- Messengers of EvilPierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain
- DostoevskyAndré Gide
- Nobody's Girl / (En Famille)Hector Malot
- Beauty and the BeastJeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
- Toilers of the SeaVictor Hugo
- The Fables of La FontaineJean de La Fontaine
- The Characters of Jean de La BruyèreJean de La Bruyère
- The Man Who LaughsVictor Hugo
- GerminalÉmile Zola
- The Philosophical DictionaryVoltaire
- The Vicomte de BragelonneAlexandre Dumas
- La Novela de un Joven PobreOctave Feuillet
- Within a Budding GroveMarcel Proust
- Là-basJ.-K. Huysmans
- A History of French LiteratureEdward Dowden
- Émile VerhaerenStefan Zweig
- Émile Zola, Novelist and ReformerErnest Alfred Vizetelly
- The Tales of Mother GooseCharles Perrault
- Romain RollandStefan Zweig
- Baudelaire: His Prose and PoetryCharles Baudelaire
- The Guermantes WayMarcel Proust
- MicromegasVoltaire
- The Black TulipAlexandre Dumas
- SalammboGustave Flaubert
- The Brass BellEugène Sue
- Ninety-ThreeVictor Hugo
- InstigationsEzra Pound
- PhaedraJean Racine
- The Song of RolandAnonymous
- Tales of La FontaineJean de La Fontaine
- Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino, 1841–1850Duchesse de Dino
- Against the GrainJ.-K. Huysmans
- Louise de la VallièreAlexandre Dumas
- Thérèse RaquinÉmile Zola
- TartuffeMolière
- Letters on EnglandVoltaire
- Marguerite de ValoisAlexandre Dumas
- Eugénie GrandetHonoré de Balzac
- Catherine de’ Medici and Other StoriesHonoré de Balzac
- The Indiscreet ToysDenis Diderot
- The Middle-Class GentlemanMolière
- Les Contemporains, 3ème SérieJules Lemaître
- SarrasineHonoré de Balzac
- Nobody’s BoyHector Malot
- George SandRené Doumic
- ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
- Marcel Proust: An English TributeC. K. Scott Moncrieff
- Lost IllusionsHonoré de Balzac
- Letters to an UnknownProsper Mérimée
- Bel AmiGuy de Maupassant
- Ali PachaAlexandre Dumas
- The Memoirs of Victor HugoVictor Hugo
- TalleyrandJoseph McCabe
- Juliette Drouet’s Love-Letters to Victor HugoLouis Guimbaud
- His MasterpieceÉmile Zola
- L’AssommoirÉmile Zola
- The Unknown MasterpieceHonoré de Balzac
- Victor Hugo: His Life and WorkGeorge Barnett Smith
- The Revolt of the AngelsAnatole France
- Mary StuartAlexandre Dumas
- Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIVDuchesse d’Orléans
- The ForerunnersRomain Rolland
- The Temptation of St. Anthony Gustave Flaubert
- The Magic SkinHonoré de Balzac
- Toleration and Other EssaysVoltaire
- The Woman of MysteryMaurice Leblanc
- The Sand–Flaubert LettersGeorge Sand and Gustave Flaubert
- Penguin IslandAnatole France
- Urbain GrandierAlexandre Dumas
- Four Short Novels by ZolaÉmile Zola
- My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
- Scenes from a Courtesan’s LifeHonoré de Balzac
- Jean-Christophe: Journey’s EndRomain Rolland
- The Life and Letters of Ninon de L’EnclosNinon de Lenclos
- Ferragus Honoré de Balzac
- Dangerous Connections Choderlos de Laclos
- Under Fire Henri Barbusse
- The Lily of the Valley Honoré de Balzac
- Cousin Pons Honoré de Balzac
- Abbé Mouret’s Transgression Émile Zola
- ZadigVoltaire
- The Companions of JehuAlexandre Dumas
- Cousin BettyHonoré de Balzac
- Pierre and Jean Guy de Maupassant
- The Girl with the Golden EyesHonoré de Balzac
- A Simple Soul Gustave Flaubert
- The Physiology of Marriage Honoré de Balzac
- FarewellHonoré de Balzac
- Facing the FlagJules Verne
- Fruitfulness Émile Zola
- César Birotteau Honoré de Balzac
- The Marriage Contract Honoré de Balzac
- Letters of Two Brides Honoré de Balzac
- Indiana George Sand
- Arthur Eugène Sue
- The Ladies’ Paradise Émile Zola
- Letters to Madame Hanska Honoré de Balzac
- Lourdes Émile Zola
- The Fat and the Thin Émile Zola
- Bergson and His PhilosophyJohn Alexander Gunn
- Mauprat George Sand
- The Thirteen Honoré de Balzac
- The Lesser Bourgeoisie Honoré de Balzac
- Colomba Prosper Mérimée
- The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard Anatole France
- The Chartreuse of Parma Stendhal
- The Country Doctor Honoré de Balzac
- Seraphita Honoré de Balzac
- Doctor Pascal Émile Zola
- The Hidden Masterpiece Honoré de Balzac
- The Confession of a Child of the Century Alfred de Musset
- Corinne Madame de Staël
- Bohemians of the Latin Quarter Henri Murger
- Paul and Virginia Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
- Bureaucracy Honoré de Balzac
- A Woman of Thirty Honoré de Balzac
- The Cathedral J.-K. Huysmans
- Parisian Points of View Ludovic Halévy
- Money Émile Zola
- The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan Honoré de Balzac
- Beatrix Honoré de Balzac
- Landmarks in French Literature Lytton Strachey
- Louis Lambert Honoré de Balzac
- The Two Brothers Honoré de Balzac
- Sons of the Soil Honoré de Balzac
- Jean-Christophe in Paris Romain Rolland
- The Romantic School in France Georg Brandes
- Modeste Mignon Honoré de Balzac
- A Man of Business Honoré de Balzac
- The Deserted Woman Honoré de Balzac
- Eve and David Honoré de Balzac
- Analytical Studies Honoré de Balzac
- The Nabob Alphonse Daudet
- His Excellency the Minister Jules Claretie
- Ursula Honoré de Balzac
- Gobseck Honoré de Balzac
- The Village Rector Honoré de Balzac
- Poor Relations: Cousin Betty and Cousin Pons Honoré de Balzac
- The Collection of Antiquities Honoré de Balzac
- Two Poets Honoré de Balzac
- Barks and Purrs Colette
- The Muse of the Department Honoré de Balzac
- The Dream Émile Zola
- Another Study of Woman Honoré de Balzac
- Truth Émile Zola
- Albert Savarus Honoré de Balzac
- The Vatican Swindle André Gide
- Aucassin and Nicolete Anonymous
- Vendetta Honoré de Balzac
- Maria Chapdelaine Louis Hémon
- The Deputy of Arcis Honoré de Balzac
- The Firm of Nucingen Honoré de Balzac
- Over Strand and Field Gustave Flaubert
- Twentieth Century French Writers A. Mary F. Robinson
- Conscience Hector Malot
- Polyeucte Pierre Corneille
- The Vicar of Tours Honoré de Balzac
- The Grip of Desire Hector France
- Caught in the Net Émile Gaboriau
- A Daughter of Eve Honoré de Balzac
- Recollections of My Youth Ernest Renan
- The Rush for the Spoil Émile Zola
- Massimilla Doni Honoré de Balzac
- A Journey Round My Room Xavier de Maistre
- The Ball at Sceaux Honoré de Balzac
- Ten Years’ Exile Madame de Staël
- Under Sentence of Death Victor Hugo
- Clio Anatole France
- Thérèse François Mauriac
- Honorine Honoré de Balzac
- Study of a Woman Honoré de Balzac
- Facino Cane Honoré de Balzac
- A Start in Life Honoré de Balzac
- Christ in Flanders Honoré de Balzac
- A Second Home Honoré de Balzac
- Piping Hot Émile Zola
- The Son of Clemenceau Alexandre Dumas fils
- Strong as Death Guy de Maupassant
- A Chambermaid’s Diary Octave Mirbeau
- The Soil Émile Zola
- Unconscious Comedians Honoré de Balzac
- The Joy of Life Émile Zola
- The Alkahest Honoré de Balzac
- An Old Maid Honoré de Balzac
- Pierrette Honoré de Balzac
- The Seven Wives of Bluebeard Anatole France
- The Brotherhood of Consolation Honoré de Balzac
- The Cynic’s Breviary Nicolas Chamfort
- His Excellency Émile Zola
- The Queen Pedauque Anatole France
- Gambara Honoré de Balzac
- The Bagpipers George Sand
- Madame Firmiani Honoré de Balzac
- Fromont and Risler Alphonse Daudet
- Pierre Grassou Honoré de Balzac
- The Aspirations of Jean Servien Anatole France
- She and He, and Lavinia George Sand
- The Book of Masks Remy de Gourmont
- The Commission in Lunacy Honoré de Balzac
- L’Abbé Constantin Ludovic Halévy
- Yvette Guy de Maupassant
- The Eyes of Innocence Maurice Leblanc
- Ourika Claire de Duras
- Parisians in the Country Honoré de Balzac
- The Corsican Brothers Alexandre Dumas
- Zibeline Philippe de Massa
- François the Waif George Sand
- The Counterfeiters André Gide
- The Ink-Stain René Bazin
- Z. Marcas Honoré de Balzac
- The Inferno Henri Barbusse
- Jacqueline Th. Bentzon
- The Flood Émile Zola
- Honoré de Balzac Théophile Gautier
- Abbé Aubain and Mosaics Prosper Mérimée
- Balthasar Anatole France
- En Route J.-K. Huysmans
- A Woodland Queen André Theuriet
- Light Henri Barbusse
- Pride Eugène Sue
- A Drama on the Seashore Honoré de Balzac
- Numa Roumestan Alphonse Daudet
- The Secret Spring Pierre Benoit
- Serge Panine Georges Ohnet
- Cosmopolis Paul Bourget
- Prince Zilah Jules Claretie
- The Well of Saint Clare Anatole France
- Oration on Voltaire Victor Hugo
- The Awakening Henry Bordeaux
- Melmoth Reconciled Honoré de Balzac
- Ramuntcho Pierre Loti
- La Grenadière Honoré de Balzac
- Monsieur Bergeret in Paris Anatole France
- Picciola X. B. Saintine
- Notre Cœur Guy de Maupassant
- Juana Honoré de Balzac
- A Romance of Youth François Coppée
- An Attic Philosopher in Paris Émile Souvestre
- The Celibates Honoré de Balzac
- The Fear of Living Henry Bordeaux
- Domestic Peace Honoré de Balzac
- Mother of Pearl Anatole France
- Very Woman Remy de Gourmont
- The House Henry Bordeaux
- A Prince of Bohemia Honoré de Balzac
- King of Camargue Jean Aicard
- Monsieur de Camors Octave Feuillet
- Paul Verlaine Stefan Zweig
- Three French Moralists Edmund Gosse
- Calvary Octave Mirbeau
- The Sahara Pierre Loti
- The Kiss to the Leper François Mauriac
- Paz Honoré de Balzac
- Women in the Life of Balzac Juanita Helm Floyd
- The Jealousies of a Country Town Honoré de Balzac
- Afloat Guy de Maupassant
- Work Émile Zola
- The Opinions of Jérôme Coignard Anatole France
- Renée Mauperin Edmond and Jules de Goncourt