Vincent Leroger Books

Set against a backdrop of intrigue and deception, the story unfolds with a visit that serves as a pretext for deeper machinations. As characters navigate complex relationships and hidden agendas, a mysterious visitor arrives, hinting at secrets and past connections. The narrative weaves together themes of identity and revenge, showcasing rich character interactions and the unfolding of a plot steeped in tension. The atmosphere is charged with anticipation, leading to revelations that could alter the course of their lives.

This is Edmond Rostand's immortal play in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance. Set in Louis XIII’s reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, gallant soldier, brilliant wit, tragic poet-lover with the face of a clown. Rostand’s extraordinary lyric powers gave birth to a universal hero—Cyrano De Bergerac—and ensured his own reputation as author of one of the best-loved plays in the literature of the stage. This translation, by the American poet Brian Hooker, is nearly as famous as the original play itself, and is generally considered to be one of the finest English verse translations ever written.

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This beautiful edition, featuring an afterword by John Grant, is the perfect way to experience this unforgettable tale. An emotionally stirring story, Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is rightfully considered to be one of the finest novels ever written. Rejected by fifteenth-century Parisian society, the bell-ringer Quasimodo believes he is safe under the watchful eye of his master, the Archdeacon Claude Frollo. But after Quasimodo saves the beautiful Romani girl Esmeralda from the gallows and brings her to sanctuary in the cathedral, he and Frollo's mutual desire for her puts them increasingly at odds, before compassion and cruelty clash with tragic results.

Edmond Dantès, sur le point de se marier, est arrêté et enfermé dans la terrible prison du château d'If. Pourquoi cet emprisonnement ? Trahison ou mensonge ? Abandonné de tous, il rencontre l'abbé Faria...