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The Virgin Blue

Tracy Chevalier

Two women born centuries apart are bound by a fateful family legacy.

The Lady and the Unicorn

Tracy Chevalier

Fictional account of the lives the people from 15th-century France and Belgium who each played roles in the making of a famous tapestry.

Vagabond

Bernard Cornwell

Thomas of Hookton, an archer during the Hundred Years' War, searches for the Holy Grail in 1347.

The King of Slippery Falls

Sid Hite

While on a single-minded quest to catch an elusive giant trout, sixteen-year-old Lewis Hinton's life in a small Idaho town is turned upside-down when he learns that he is adopted and might be a descen

The Jester

James Patterson

Returning home from the Crusades, Hugh discovers that his wife has been abducted by relic-seeking knights, prompting him to pose as a court jester in order to infiltrate the castle where his wife is i

Under a War-torn Sky

Laura Elliott

After his plane is shot down by Hitler's Luftwaffe, nineteen-year-old Henry Forester of Richmond, Virginia, strives to walk across occupied France, with the help of the French Resistance, in hopes of

Spider's Voice

Gloria Skurzynski

Because he is a young mute person who can hear, Aran becomes involved in the adventures of Eloise and Abelard, France's most famous lovers, who lived during the twelfth century.

The Age of Napoleon

Harry Henderson

This book discusses French history under the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte's rise from lowly origins to military and political power.

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France

Text and photographs present the topography, history, society, economy, and governmental structure of France.

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Pissaro

Ralph E. and Harper Shikes

This masterly biography makes clear how Pissaro's life and the political and culturalcurrents of a fascinating era in French history were uniquely interwoven.

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