Nicolas Duffaut Books

Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the power and originality of Defoe's famous book. Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns how to build a canoe, make bread, and endure endless solitude. That is, until, twenty-four years later, when he confronts another human being. First published in 1719, Robinson Crusoe has been praised by such writers as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Samuel Johnson as one of the greatest novels in the English language.

A travers les siècles, les rois et reines de France ont vécu, aimé, souffert sans doute, trahi parfois... De Charlemagne à Louis XVI, d'Aliénor d'Aquitaine à Catherine de Médicis ou Marguerite de Navarre, douze récits de destins hors du commun retracent les temps forts de l'histoire de France, tissés de complots, d'alliances, d'amours interdites, de batailles sanglantes et d'intrigues de cour...