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Follows the fortunes of men of all ranks on both sides--and some women too.

Examines seventeenth-century and eighteenth-century revolutions in England, the United States, and France.

"In 18th century France, letter writing became . . . fashionable, particularly amongst women. In this work, [the author] opens up the world of these women through the letters which they wrote. Concentrating on the letters of four women from different social backgrounds, she shows how they came to womanhood through their writing"--OCLC.

A reprint of the nineteenth-century novel in which young Scottish adventurer Quentin Durward seeks fame and fortune in the service of France's Louis XI.

Doctor Proctor, an inventor of bizarre things, uses his time-traveling bathtub to go back in time and fix some things, but when he cannot get back, Nilly and Lisa meet him in the past with some of the magical fart powder he invented.

Tells the story of the Battle of the Bulge based on eyewitness reports and American and German military records.

A fictionalized account of the life of Marie Antoinette, from her childhood in Austria to her execution in France.

"Henri has an urgent mission from a top French Resistance agent in the fight against the Nazis--and the agent also happens to be his mom. He has to deliver a secret map to another town before the German soldiers can catch him. But on his way, he encounters Ace, an American paratrooper dog who's landed far away from the beaches of Normandy, and Elle, a war orphan who needs his help. Ace needs to get back to the frontlines so he can protect his handler, and helping would put Henri way off track. But then they're captured by enemy troops. Ace, Elle, and Henri have to learn to trust each other--and their unlikely allies--so they can escape in time to help the Allied forces in their historic invasion"--Publisher.

Traces the life of Jean Valjean, a peasant who steals a loaf of bread to feed his sister's family and thereby becomes a convict.