Les Miserables mengisahkan Jean Valjean yang berusaha menepati janjinya menjadi seorang pria yang baik dan jujur, bahkan rela mengganti nama. Kini bekas pencuri itu menjalani hidup baru yang terhormat sebagai walikota. Namun, dosa masa lalu masih mengejarnya. Seorang tak bersalah terancam hukuman untuk membayar dosa tersebut. Jean Valjean gamang. Jika memilih jujur, dia akan kehilangan hidup te…
The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman's discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from another planet - the Little Prince of the title - and his stories of intergalactic travel, while on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition.
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…
Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) relates the hair-raising journey made as a wager by the Victorian gentleman Phileas Fogg, who succeeds - but only just! - in circling the globe within eighty days. The dour Fogg's obsession with his timetable is complemented by the dynamism and versatility of his French manservant, Passepartout, whose talent for getting into scrapes brings colour and suspe…
Just arrived in Paris and looking for adventure, D'Artagnan finds more than he bargains for. Within hours he has offended three of the King's musketeers - and has to duel with all of them! Within days he's in love...and embroiled with spies, politicians, English noblemen, and being seduced by the most beautiful - and deadly - woman in France: Milady de Winter! Filled with intrigue, mystery, pas…