Set in medieval Paris, Victor Hugoʹs powerful historical romance The Hunchback of Notre-Dame has resonated with succeeding generations ever since its publication in 1837. It tells the story of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, condemned as a witch by the tormented archdeacon Claude Frollo, who lusts after her. Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, having fallen in love with the kindhearted Esmeralda, tries to save her by hiding her in the cathedralʹs tower. When a crowd of Parisian peasants, misunderstanding Quasimodoʹs motives, attacks the church in an attempt to liberate her, the story ends in tragedy.
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Carmen, a Spanish story? Not in the spirit of Mérimée, who ironically sidesteps the Castilian Hispanicism of the romantics and reveals the fringes of the peninsula: in Andalusia, between Seville and Gibraltar, the mad love of a rootless Basque for a Bohemian girl, without homeland or ties. A passion for extremes: José, a brigand, and Carmen, an actress with multiple faces. A passion for freedom, which conceals a deeper longing revealed in this critical edition. The strange fascination the narrator, an overlooked character in Bizet's opera, feels for Carmen: a French scholar captivated by the enchantments of this woman who speaks a fiery and brutal language he cannot understand. Is Carmen the embodiment of literature, magical and fatal? Perhaps it is this other love story, this corrida of words hidden at the heart of the text, that gives the tale of Carmen's life and death its true universality.
"Les Miserables" is a magisterial work which is rich in both character portrayal and meticulous historical description.
20000 lieues sous les mers
- 95 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Les lectures ELI sont une collection de livres de différents niveaux superbement illustrés allant des classiques toujours actuels aux histoires originales écrites pour les élèves qui étudient le français
Dominoes Second Edition Level 3: The Count of Monte Cristo
- 88 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Marseille, France, 1815. It is Edmond Dantes' wedding day. But his enemies have other plans, and Edmond is arrested and sent to the terrible island prison of Chateau d'If. For fourteen long years he waits for the right moment to escape. And now Edmond is a rich man, with many disguises, and a new name. The Count of Monte Cristo begins his revenge... Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities, an interactive MultiROM, and exciting, fully dramatized audio for every story, the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for students while making it easy for you to develop their reading and language skills. Carefully graded, beautifully illustrated stories Fully dramatized audio recordings featuring native-speaker actors, music, and sound effects Integrated activities to develop reading skills and increase active vocabulary Seven pages of grammar activities in every book Interactive MultiROM containing a range of activities and games (for every book) Two personalized projects in every book
Les lectures Eli: Coup de cœur
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Claudie et Arnaud sont amis. Ils ont le même âge et une même passion pour les étoiles dans le ciel. Arnaud est amoureux de Claudie, mais comment le lui dire? D'ailleurs, la jeune fille en aime un autre. Du moins, c'est ce qu'elle croit...