Kate L. Turabian
A Manual for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations
The fifth extensively revised edition of Kate Turabian’s guide for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations, now including a chapter on computer usage, a bibliography of style guides and more. Illustrated.
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Adam Runaway
En Anglais – “It is 1721 and young Adam Hanaway, devastated by his father’s sudden death, leaves England to seek his fortune in Lisbon, where his uncle is a successful merchant. But almost nothing turns out as Adam planned. His family’s welcome is cool, and Adam’s rise to the top is thwarted by Bartolomeu Gomes, his uncle’s treacherous clerk.” “As Adam attempts to overcome these obstacles he is handicapped by a certain personal trait. Not, he insists, that he is a coward exactly, but he is inclined to boldly put himself in dangerous situations and then at the last minute run away from them – hence the nickname given to him by friends who had observed this failing once too often.” “While Adam’s mother and sisters wait in England for him to rescue them from poverty, Adam is preoccupied with more compelling women: the beautiful, older half-Portuguese lady Maria Beatriz Hutchinson; the spoiled, rich Gabriella Lowther; and his charming young cousin Nancy. But Adam commits a social faux pas so severe he forever ruins his chances for making a good match – yet no one dares tell him what he has done wrong!” “Adam certainly has a lot to learn. …
Comme le temps passe
Roman du souvenir, de l enfance et de la tentation, de la séparation et du retour, Comme le temps passe, c est l histoire de deux enfants de Tolède qui deviennent adultes en France ; « l histoire de deux êtres qui peuvent se chercher, se perdre, se retrouver, sans jamais cesser d être faits l un pour l autre », disait Brasillach. Publié pour la première fois en 1937, Comme le temps passe est le roman le plus riche et le plus connu de Robert Brasillach, c est aussi le roman de la jeunesse en quête de bonheur, qui fuit et qui renaît tour à tour.
Cette édition adaptée de Nils Holgersson, magnifiquement illustrée par René de Pauw, est fidèle au récit et au style de Selma Lagerlöf. Nils est un gamin turbulent qui vit dans la ferme de ses parents au Sud de la Suède. Un jour, il est puni par un lutin pour sa méchanceté : Nils est rapetissé à la taille du lutin. Nils s’envole alors sur le dos de Martin : son jars domestique veut accompagner les oies sauvages de la bande d’Akka qui migrent vers le Nord.