With daily beheadings and famous buildings being burnt to the ground, Paris during the Revolution is not the safest place to be. When Dr Manette is released from prison and reunited with his daughter, everything seems to finally be getting better. But his daughter's fiancé is keeping some dangerous secrets that lead the family on a deadly adventure. How long can 'happy ever after' really l…
The Little Prince is a modern fable, and for readers far and wide both the title and the work have exerted a pull far in excess of the book's brevity. Written and published first by Antoine de St-Exup�ry in 1943, only a year before his plane disappeared on a reconnaissance flight, it is one of the world's most widely translated books, enjoyed by adults and children alike. In the meeting of th…
Phileas Fogg adalah seorang pria asal Inggris yang hidup dalam kesunyian. Meskipun kaya raya, Fogg hidup sederhana. Pola pikirnya sangat matematis. Tak ada hal istimewa dalam hidupnya, kecuali bahwa ia adalah anggota Perkumpulan Reformasi. Artikel di surat kabar The Daily Telegraph memberitakan tentang pembukaan jalur kereta api di India, Fogg kemudian terlibat pertaruhan dengan para anggota…
"Aku telah membuktikan bahwa siapa pun, tanpa berlatih sebelumnya, jika dia menggunakan pikirannya, dapat memainkan perannya yang absurd menuju kesempurnaan."
from the back cover: 'The Marquis lay there, like stone, with a knife pushed into his heart. On his chest lay a piece of paper, with the words: Drive him fast to the grave. This is from JACQUES.' The French Revolution brings terror and death to many people. But even in these troubled times people can still love and be kind. They can be generous and true-hearted ...and brave.