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Gods Are Athirst (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
This 1912 novel ranks among Anatole Frances last important works. It is a sweeping, historical novel that takes place in the final stages of the French Revolution, and poignantly …
Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard brought Anatole France immediate fame. The protagonist, a skeptical, elderly scholar, gets caught up in an adventure when he attempts to locate an …
Thais (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Published in 1890, this historical novel, based on the life of Saint Thais of Egypt, inspired the opera by Massenet. Its focus is less on Thaisa courtesan who converted to …
Penguin Island (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
This 1908 satire of human nature and cultureincluding a famous episode inspired by the Dreyfus affairconcerns an island of great auks whose avian inhabitants, mistakenly baptized …
Revolt of the Angels (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Published in 1914, this satirical fantasy features Arcade, a guardian angel converted to atheism. Stripped of his wings, he joins the other fallen angels who plot to overthrow …
Red Lily (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
In this 1894 love story, an egotistical woman seeks to rearrange her domestic situation in such a way as to replace a man she merely likes with one she deeply loves. The result is …