Catherine de' Medici by H. de Balzac - Catherine de Medici (1519-1589), born into one of wealthiest and infamous of families.
At 14, she was sent to France to marry Henry, the second son of the king of France (Francis I) and ascend to the throne. During her reign, Catherine de' Medici faced many problems including the religious wars involving the Huguenots in France.
Honore de Balzac (1799-1850)
Said to be the greatest of French novelists, Balzac, trained as a lawyer, was a great judge of human nature.
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The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas - The classic story, set in 1600 Renaissance France.
Three swordsmen plus one of the French king's guard who seek to save their King from the scheming of the Cardinal Richelieu
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - From the outline of a ghost story (1816) written only for friends, through a first edition (1818), to the final mature product (1831), Mary Shelley crafted what she called her "hideous progeny"
Dracula Dracula - Probably most of you are aware of the fact that when Bram Stoker penned his immortal classic, "Dracula", he based his vampire on a Romanian historical figure. Stoker's model was Vlad III Dracula (The Impaler), a fifteenth century prince of Wallachia.
The name Dracula was applied to Vlad during his lifetime
Jane Eyre by C. Bronte Jane Eyre by C. Bronte - Jane Eyre is the bittersweet story of the life of a strong, passionate young woman, who survives a wretched childhood to become a governess and falls deeply in love with her troubled but compelling employer, Mr. Rochester.
In August of 1846 Charlotte began work on Jane Eyre
E B Browning Selected Poems E B Browning Selected Poems - E. B. Browing (1806-1861) Elizabeth's most famous poem: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
The Touchstone by Edith Wharton The Touchstone by Edith Wharton - Edith Wharton (1862-1937) the first woman to ever win the Pulitzer prize for her novel The Age of Innocence, in 1921
