"Ariel: A Shelley Romance" by Andre Maurois is a captivating exploration of the life and love of the renowned poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife, Mary Shelley. The novel delves into their passionate relationship, highlighting the tumultuous emotions and intellectual fervor that defined their lives. Maurois masterfully weaves historical facts with imaginative storytelling, bringing to life the vibrant literary scene of the Romantic era. The characters are richly developed, allowing read...

Character Portraits: The novel features a colorful cast of characters, each representing different aspects of British and French culture. Colonel Bramble, with his silence and stoicism, is the focal point of the group, while other characters include Major Parker, Dr. O'Grady, and Captain Norton, all of whom contribute to the humorous and sometimes poignant situations that arise. The interactions between these characters highlight the differences in British and French attitudes toward life,...

In the year 1809 George III appointed as Headmaster of Eton, Dr. Keate, a terrible little man who considered the flogging-block a necessary station on the road to perfection, and who ended a sermon on the Sixth Beatitude by saying, “Now, boys, be pure in heart! For if not, I’ll flog you until you are!” The county gentlemen and merchant princes who put their sons under his care were not displeased by such a specimen of pious ferocity, nor could they think lightly of the man who had birched ...

The novel is a satirical portrayal of the experiences of a French general during World War I. It follows the adventures and misadventures of General Bramble, who is depicted as a somewhat bumbling and eccentric character. Through the eyes of the narrator, Lieutenant Grange, readers are taken on a journey that offers a humorous and often critical commentary on the absurdities of war, military bureaucracy, and human nature.General Bramble's escapades include encounters with colorful characte...

This early work by André Maurois was originally published in 1921 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series. 'General Bramble' is a cute comic work and a sequel to 'The Silence of Colonel Bramble'. It is translated from the original French by Jules Castier and Ronald Boswell. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative t...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

"Dangerous, charming, and funny, this elegant miniature rediscovery will delight even brilliant minds."—Simon Van BooyAndré Maurois' novella, published in the same year as Margaret Mead's Coming of Age in Samoa, is about a couple who become shipwrecked on an uncharted South Seas Island and discover a race of literary zealots for whom every subject and feeling needs to be expressed as a form of literary art. As explained by Alberto Manguel, "An Articole wil...

PORTRAITS "As to what the picture represents, that depends upon who looks at it."—Whistler. The French Mission in its profound wisdom had sent as liaison officer to the Scottish Division a captain of Dragoons whose name was Beltara. "Are you any relation to the painter, sir?" Aurelle, the interpreter, asked him. "What did you say?" said the dragoon. "Say that again, will you? You are in the army, aren't you? You are a soldier, for a little time at any rate? and you claim to know that such ...

"General Bramble" by Andre Maurois is a fascinating novel that gives a satirical yet insightful exploration of the military status quo and human nature. It follows the existence and profession of General Bramble, a seasoned military leader whose reports replicate the absurdities and contradictions of warfare. Through the lens of General Bramble's studies, Maurois affords a nuanced commentary at the complexities of military lifestyles, bureaucracy, and the impact of struggle on individuals ...

The classic by Latin America's finest writer of the twentieth century—a true literary sensation—with an introduction by cyber-author William Gibson.The groundbreaking trans-genre work of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) has been insinuating itself into the structure, stance, and very breath of world literature for well over half a century. Multi-layered, self-referential, elusive, and allusive writing is now frequently labeled Borgesian. Umberto Eco...

Written in 1928 by French biographer and novelist Andre Maurois, Climates became a best seller in France and all over Europe. The first 100,000 copies printed of its Russian translation sold out the day they appeared in Moscow bookstores. This magnificently written novel about a double conjugal failure is imbued with subtle yet profound psychological insights of a caliber that arguably rivals Tolstoy's. Here Phillipe Marcenat, an erudite yet conventional industrialist from central...

An alpha male vampire is about to get a second chance at love in this paranormal romance novella from a New York Times–bestselling author.Caleb Donovan was never meant to be a prophet. At heart he's a conqueror with appetites far more carnal than spiritual. He's not inclined to repress his passions and surrender to fate. After all, that's what cost him Lily—three centuries ago. She married another, because it was ordained. Now that he's in the same benighted callin...