Illustrated Collection
Sophie Rostopchina, the Comtesse de Segur, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1799. She wrote her first novel at the age of 58, and continued to write novels and stories for children and young people. Her most well-known novel, "Les Malheurs de Sophie" ("Sophie's Misfortunes") is about a young French girl who lives with her parents in a castle in the French countryside. The Comtesse died on February 9, 1874 in Paris.
This illustrated collection includes the short stories "Histoire de Blondine, de Bonne-Biche et de Beau-Minon" ("The Story of Blondine, Bonne-Biche, and Beau-Minon"), "Le Bon Petit Henri" ("Good Little Henry"), "Histoire de la Princesse Rosette" ("The Princess Rosette"), "La Petite Souris Grise" ("The Little Grey Mouse"), and "Ourson." The illustrations were done by Virginia Frances Sterrett for a 1920 American edition.
This bilingual edition is designed to assist those learning French. The English text appears on the left-hand pages of the book, with the corresponding French on the right-hand pages.
Other bilingual books available from Sleeping Cat Press: (PDF ebook versions also available)
"The Picture of Dorian Gray
Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Fables of Jean de La Fontaine
Candide
Shakespeare's Sonnets
The Count of Monte Cristo (Unabridged)
The Tales of Mother Goose""

The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only novel published by Oscar Wilde. It tells the story of a young man obsessed with his own youth and beauty, as expressed in a portrait done by Basil Hallward, and terrified to lose it. He innocently wishes that the portrait would age instead of himself. As he descends with his new friend Lord Henry Wotton into a life of sin and debauchery inconsistent with Victorian values, he discovers that this wish has come true. The portrait ages and bears evidence of his increasingly violent life, while Dorian himself remains unchanged.
This bilingual edition of the classic gothic novel is designed to assist those learning French. The original English text appears on the left-hand pages of the book, with the corresponding French translation on the right-hand pages.
Other bilingual books available from Sleeping Cat Books: (PDF ebook versions also available)
Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Fables of Jean de La Fontaine
Candide
Shakespeare's Sonnets
New Fairy Tales for Small Children

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1563 or 1564. At 18, he married Anne Hathaway, who was already pregnant with the first of their three children. William left her and the children in Stratford to pursue an acting career in London, where he also began writing and became part owner of an acting company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
Around 1613, Shakespeare returned to Stratford and died there. His plays have been translated into every major modern language and are performed around the world more than the works of any other playwright.
This collection of all 154 sonnets was first published in 1609. The sonnets deal with the themes of the passage of time, love, beauty, and morality and were the last of Shakespeare's non-dramatic works to be printed.
This bilingual edition is designed to assist those learning French. The English text appears on the left-hand pages of the book, with the corresponding French on the right-hand pages.
Other bilingual books available from Sleeping Cat Books: (PDF ebook versions also available)
"The Picture of Dorian Gray
Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Fables of Jean de La Fontaine
Candide
New Fairy Tales for Small Children
The Count of Monte Cristo (Unabridged)
The Tales of Mother Goose"

What is your idea of the trip of a lifetime? Is it flying off to parts unknown? Traveling through parts of Europe? Lounging on a sandy Caribbean beach? Or do you prefer to stay closer to home and travel through your imagination? Sometimes the trip of a lifetime can be the one you never expected to take. And sometimes a trip becomes quite memorable for the wrong reasons.
In this collection of short stories, poetry, and non-fiction, you will find our contributors' ideas of the "trip of a lifetime." Perhaps you'll find your own ideas in these pages, or perhaps we'll spark the desire for you to go out and make your own memories
Note: Some pieces contain adult content, language, or themes. Not suitable for younger readers.
Contributors
Carol Alexander
Carole Bellacera
Dianne Bown-Wilson
T. A. Branom
Tony Wayne Brown
Ann Carter
Krikor Der Hohannesian
Bruce Louis Dodson
T. Fox Dunham
Jay Faulkner
Ken Goldman
Michelle Hartman
Ann Howells
Susan L. Kaminga
Priscilla Kipp
Joshua J. Mark
Michael McLaughlin
James Olivieri
Carl Palmer
Eileen Dawson Peterson
Dawn Anderson Sevart
Mary Sexson
Gill Shutt
JeFF Stumpo
Bruce Turnbull
Susan Vespoli
Jon Wesick
Jen White