Wells, B. W. (Benjamin Willis) 1856-1923
Overview
Works: | 126 works in 525 publications in 3 languages and 6,625 library holdings |
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Genres: | Fiction War fiction Historical fiction Drama Criticism, interpretation, etc History Caricatures and cartoons Comedy plays War stories Readers (Publications) |
Roles: | Editor, Author, Annotator, Author of introduction, Other, Contributor |
Classifications: | PQ2500, 843.8 |
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Most widely held works about
B. W Wells
- Letters of an Argonaut. Extracts from the correspondence of the pioneer banker, Thomas Goodwin Wells by Thomas Goodwin Wells( Book )
- The debacle by Émile Zola( Book )
- Bertram Whittier Wells (1884-1978) : a study in the history of North American plant ecology by James R Troyer( Book )
- Le fils de Giboyer, par Émile Augier by Émile Augier( Book )
- Wells, Benjamin W., Jr. : commander (retired), United States Navy by United States( )
- Le gendre de monsieur Poirier; comédie en quatre actes, par Augier et Sandeau; ed. with introduction and notes, by Benj. W. Wells by Émile Augier( Book )
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Most widely held works by
B. W Wells
Colonial prose and poetry by
William P Trent(
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19 editions published between 1901 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1901 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Le gendre de Monsieur Poirier; comédie en quatre actes by
Émile Augier(
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)
24 editions published between 1896 and 1936 in French and English and held by 409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
24 editions published between 1896 and 1936 in French and English and held by 409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The debacle by
Émile Zola(
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17 editions published between 1895 and 1922 in French and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conservative and working-class, Jean Macquart is an experienced, middle-aged soldier in the French army, who has endured deep personal loss. When he first meets the wealthy and mercurial Maurice Levasseur, who never seems to have suffered, his hatred is immediate. But after they are thrown together during the disastrous Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71, the pair are compelled to understand one other. Forging a profound friendship, they must struggle together to endure a disorganised and brutal war, the savage destruction of France's Second Empire and the fall of Napoleon III
17 editions published between 1895 and 1922 in French and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conservative and working-class, Jean Macquart is an experienced, middle-aged soldier in the French army, who has endured deep personal loss. When he first meets the wealthy and mercurial Maurice Levasseur, who never seems to have suffered, his hatred is immediate. But after they are thrown together during the disastrous Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71, the pair are compelled to understand one other. Forging a profound friendship, they must struggle together to endure a disorganised and brutal war, the savage destruction of France's Second Empire and the fall of Napoleon III
La poudre aux yeux, comédie en deux actes by
Eugène Labiche(
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32 editions published between 1897 and 2018 in French and English and held by 327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
32 editions published between 1897 and 2018 in French and English and held by 327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cinq scènes de La comédie humaine by
Honoré de Balzac(
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23 editions published between 1900 and 1909 in French and English and held by 309 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
23 editions published between 1900 and 1909 in French and English and held by 309 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Racine's Andromaque by
Jean Racine(
Book
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10 editions published between 1899 and 1909 in French and English and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1899 and 1909 in French and English and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Schillers Jungfrau von Orleans; eine romantische tragödie by
Friedrich Schiller(
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22 editions published between 1889 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
22 editions published between 1889 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Modern German literature by
B. W Wells(
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20 editions published between 1895 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 275 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1895 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 275 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A century of French fiction by
B. W Wells(
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11 editions published between 1898 and 2012 in English and held by 243 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses 19th century French novelists and their influential works
11 editions published between 1898 and 2012 in English and held by 243 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses 19th century French novelists and their influential works
Bataille de dames by
Eugène Scribe(
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14 editions published between 1896 and 1906 in 3 languages and held by 233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1896 and 1906 in 3 languages and held by 233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Le luthier de Crémone et Le trésor by
François Coppée(
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13 editions published between 1896 and 1920 in French and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work contains two idyls by François Coppée. In Le luthier de Crémone a love conflict plays out in the world of violin crafting and competition. Le trésor is a love story set against the struggles of living within a rigid class structure
13 editions published between 1896 and 1920 in French and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work contains two idyls by François Coppée. In Le luthier de Crémone a love conflict plays out in the world of violin crafting and competition. Le trésor is a love story set against the struggles of living within a rigid class structure
Gringoire by
Théodore Faullain de Banville(
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11 editions published between 1896 and 1920 in French and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1896 and 1920 in French and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Moi : comédie en trois actes by
Eugène Labiche(
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5 editions published between 1896 and 1919 in French and held by 192 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1896 and 1919 in French and held by 192 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Le nabab; mœurs parisiennes by
Alphonse Daudet(
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6 editions published between 1895 and 1924 in French and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Un homme s'étant enrichi en Tunisie tente de s'intégrer à l'élite sociale du Second Empire. Riche, il est surnommé « le Nabab » par les gens qu'il croise et qui le sollicitent pour des prêts d'argent. Le roman évoque son ascension sociale puis sa chute finale
6 editions published between 1895 and 1924 in French and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Un homme s'étant enrichi en Tunisie tente de s'intégrer à l'élite sociale du Second Empire. Riche, il est surnommé « le Nabab » par les gens qu'il croise et qui le sollicitent pour des prêts d'argent. Le roman évoque son ascension sociale puis sa chute finale
Modern French literature by
B. W Wells(
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12 editions published between 1896 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1896 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drei kleine lustspiele by
B. W Wells(
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17 editions published between 1897 and 1911 in German and Undetermined and held by 181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1897 and 1911 in German and Undetermined and held by 181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Der Katzensteg : Roman by
Hermann Sudermann(
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13 editions published between 1899 and 1910 in German and English and held by 181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of the difficult life of young Boleslav von Schranden, motherless son of a Polish sympathizer in Prussia who betrays their people to the French. Boleslav nearly dies in the war, and returns home to find their castle in ruins and his father dead but unburied. He spurns his father's French mistress, but during the hard winter realizes her fine qualities; still he prefers his idealized love for the parson's daughter, who betrays him. The fine young man meets tragedy after tragedy and finally dies on the battlefield
13 editions published between 1899 and 1910 in German and English and held by 181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of the difficult life of young Boleslav von Schranden, motherless son of a Polish sympathizer in Prussia who betrays their people to the French. Boleslav nearly dies in the war, and returns home to find their castle in ruins and his father dead but unburied. He spurns his father's French mistress, but during the hard winter realizes her fine qualities; still he prefers his idealized love for the parson's daughter, who betrays him. The fine young man meets tragedy after tragedy and finally dies on the battlefield
Der bibliothekar by
Gustav von Moser(
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13 editions published between 1897 and 1981 in German and held by 175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1897 and 1981 in German and held by 175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La question d'argent: comédie en cinq actes by
Alexandre Dumas(
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10 editions published between 1896 and 1920 in French and English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1896 and 1920 in French and English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Le fils de Giboyer by
Émile Augier(
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5 editions published between 1897 and 1929 in French and held by 168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1897 and 1929 in French and held by 168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Labiche, Eugène 1815-1888 Author
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- Schiller, Friedrich 1759-1805 Author
- Joan of Arc, Saint 1412-1431
- Sandeau, Jules 1811-1883
- Zola, Émile 1840-1902 Author
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