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Comics Countdown: Exclusive no.3

Wed, 08 May 2013

22 days until the ginormous BD & Comics Passion festival crash lands at the Institut français. That's the equivalent of 528 hours, 31,680 minutes or 1,900,800 seconds. This blog brings EVEN MORE surprises.

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Comics Countdown: Exclusive no.2

Wed, 24 Apr 2013

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Comics Countdown: Exclusive no.1

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Atala

François-René de Chateaubriand

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Au Pays des Lys Noirs

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Villon, François

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Barnabé Rudge Tome II

Dickens, Charles

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Béatrix - Etudes de moeurs. 1er livre. Scènes de la vie privée. T. 3-4

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Beaucoup de bruit pour rien

Shakespeare, William

Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero. Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for...…

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de Maupassant, Guy

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Bel-Ami

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Quand la caissière lui eut rendu la monnaie de sa pièce de cent sous, Georges Duroy sortit du restaurant.

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Bel-Ami

de Maupassant, Guy

« Quand la caissière lui eut rendu la monnaie de sa pièce de cent sous, Georges Duroy sortit du restaurant. Comme il portait beau, par nature et par pose d'ancien sous-officier, il cambra sa...…

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Belphégor

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