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1572--In order to secure the peace between Catholics and
Protestants, a marriage of convenience is arranged between Margot
and the son of the Queen of Navarre. Incapable of overcoming her
aversion to her fiance, and still secretly in love with the Duke of
Guise, Margot will try to escape the forced marriage. However, this
union is the objective of forces beyond her will, and the princess
will be drawn into events at St Bartholemy--into deeds of
intolerable cruelty.
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Billy the Kid (Paperback)
Goscinny; Illustrated by Morris; Translated by Luke Spear
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R256
R232
Discovery Miles 2 320
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This book presents the adventures of the world's greatest cowboy.
The comic strip character who can shoot faster than his own shadow,
Lucky Luke is a one-hundred-percent real hero of the Old West. He
is squarely on the side of the law and dedicates his life to seeing
that justice is done. He travels around delivering it wherever he
goes, accompanied by his faithful companion, Jolly Jumper. Arriving
at Fort Weakling, he changes into a formidable bandit. Why? Does
his meeting with Billy the Kid, a living legend of the Old West,
influence him? The character of Lucky Luke became a myth thanks to
Morris (his creator) and Goscinny. These two giants of the 9th art
collaborated with passion for more than 20 years until the death of
the famous scriptwriter. Goscinny is the author of the well-known
"Asterix", which he launched with Uderzo. He also co-authored
"Iznogoud" with Tabary. In 1992, Morris received the "Grand Prix
Special 20eme Anniversaire" from the international comics show at
Angouleme, and in 1998, the French Minister of Culture decorated
him with the rank of "Officier des Arts et des Lettres".
This is a historical graphic novel about the most famous French
princess. This story is drawn from the memoirs of Marguerite de
Valois, called "Queen Margot," the first wife of the King of
France, Henri IV. It is 1569, Queen Elizabeth I of England and King
Philippe II of Spain confront each other by proxy. The war between
the Protestants and the Catholics is tearing France apart. Margot's
hand is the object of a negotiation intended to strengthen the
throne of her brother Charles IX, King of France. But Margot is 16
years old, and she has lost her heart to the Duke of Guise.
Confronted with reasons of State and with every possible ambition,
the princess is plunged into an intrigue that is beyond her.
They are sturdy Frenchmen, big eaters and drinkers, more physical
than intellectual, more losers than winners... They like to punch
it up during matches and won't, for anything in the world, miss
their third half-time at the bar... Who are they? The Rugger Boys
of the Bawd-Room Club, of course! With the Rugger Boys, readers
infiltrate the heart of the cloakroom, the scrum, the clubhouse and
the legendary third half-time... In Why Are We Here Again?, we
travel with them to England, where they discover another kind of
rugby... and gastronomy!
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