François the Waif is a short novel by George Sand, first published in 1848. It forms part of her series of pastoral novels which evoke on the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes The Devil's Pool, Little Fadette, and The Bagpipers. François the Waif tells the story of the foundling, François, and his life with his adopted mother Madeleine.

François the Waif

Literature & Fiction

SAND, GEORGE

Literary

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The Devil's Pool

Religion & Spirituality

Little Fadette was originally published in 1849. It forms part of George Sand's series of pastoral novels that evoke the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes The Devil's Pool, François the Waif, and The Bagpipers. Little Fadette is a coming of age tale that tells the story of Fadette, destitute granddaughter of the village witch, and her well-off neighbours, the twins Landry and Sylvinet.

Little Fadette

The Bagpipers is a novel by George Sand, first published in 1853. It forms part of her series of pastoral novels which evoke the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes The Devil's Pool, Little Fadette, and François the Waif, which are also available from Hawthorne Classics. The Bagpipers tells the story of two sets of lovers who struggle to find their place in the rural societies of 19th century France.

The Bagpipers

Joseph Balsamo is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, inspired by the life and personality of Giuseppe Balsamo, commonly referred to as Count Alessandro di Cagliostro. It is the first of six books in Dumas' Marie Antoinette series and is followed by Memoirs of a Physician, The Queen's Necklace, Taking the Bastille, The Countess de Charny, and Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge, all coming soon from Hawthorne. Joseph Balsamo appeared in serial form in La Presse between 1846 and 1849. This is an edited reprint of the unabridged 1902 translation published by P.F. Collier and Son.

Joseph Balsamo (The Queen's Necklace)

DUMAS, ALEXANDRE

Genre Fiction

The Bride of Lammermoor

First published in 1819, Walter Scott's historical novel tells the story of the tragic love affair between Lucy Ashwood and Edgar Ravenswood, set in the Lammermuir Hills of south-east Scotland. This classic story of love amid two warring families is the inspiration for Donizetti's famous opera, Lucia di Lammermoor.

Scott., Walter

British & Irish

An Iceland Fisherman

LOTI, Pierre

Consuelo

The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras (Voyages Extraordinaires)

Verne. Jules

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