Written during a nostalgic interval during Cooper's stormy battles with the Whig Press, The Deerslayer (1841) is the last of the world-famous Leatherstocking Tales in point of composition, though first in the biographical sequence.
A historical adventure reminiscent of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley romances, Cooper's novel centers on Harvey Birch, an ordinary man suspected of being a spy for the British.
Svjetlost, 1963.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
3.72 - 3.98 €
American literature • Literature for children • Historical novel
The Last of the Mohicans is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It is the second book of the Pentalogy Tales of the Leather Stocking and the most familiar to the modern audience. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later, in 1840
Veselin Masleša, 1962.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
2.78 €
Novel • Biography • Francuska književnost • Historical novel
Madame Pompadour (1878) by the Goncourt brothers follows the life of Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, known as Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), mistress of King Louis XV of France and one of the most influential women of the 18th century.
Epoha, 1966.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
The collection reflects the author's involvement in the revolutionary European avant-garde, with an emphasis on the moral healing of society through social revolution.
Zora, 1972.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.