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Denis Sire
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Denis Sire
HAVE YOU EVER FOUND YOURSELF IN A STRANGE PLACE, LIKE SOME PULP-FICTION ASTRONAUT WRECKED IN THE VAST, BURNING DESERT OF AN UNKNOWN PLANET. SOON YOU ARE OVERWHELMED BY VAGUELY FAMILIAR SENSATIONS. THAT'S THE FEELING THAT LIES AHEAD FOR THOSE WHO OPEN THIS BOOK
Rediscovering French Science-Fiction in Literature, Film and Comics
French science-fiction (SF) is as old as the French language. Cyrano de Bergerac wrote about a trip to the moon that was published back in 1657, as did Jules Verne in 1865, this time using hard, scientific facts. The first movie showing a trip to the moon was made by Georges Méliès in 1902. In the comics’ format, Hergé had Tintin walk on the moon in 1954, 15 years before Neil Armstrong. These are just a few of the many unique French contributions to SF that rightly deserve to be better known. One of the purposes of this collection is to introduce French SF to an English-speaking audience. Rediscovering French Science Fiction... first revisits proto science-fiction from authors like Cyra...
The Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
Reproduction of the original: The Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France by Madame Campan
Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette
First published in 1823, these memoirs were written by the first lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie Antoinette of France. Madame Campan became close to the Queen during her 18 years in service. Her memoirs divulge details of the daily life at the royal court as well as recount the events of the Revolution from the royal family's perspective.
