The manuscript given to France's national library Thursday begins simply, yet seductively: "The story of Jacques Casanova ... written by himself." "Himself" is the 18th century lothario, spy, writer ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PARIS — Ribald and X-rated, a French national library exhibit is banned to anyone under 16. The exhibit offers a peek at France’s long-secret library of ...

LONDON — It’s billed as the world’s largest library of film-related books, comprising some 3,000 titles. Given that so many of them deal with American films and that Westerns constitute the single ...

Laure Warner, a teacher at Woodvale Elementary, has received a grant to create a French library in her classroom. Warner plans to use the $312 to purchase 32 books for her fourth-grade French as a ...

Muriel Castille arrived in St. Martin Parish from La Rochelle, France, 30 years ago. She came to teach French in local schools, and she quickly settled into life in Louisiana after getting married and ...

KENNETT SQUARE — On Saturday, July 8, Kennett Library will host a celebratory toast in honor of books donated to create a French collection. This donation is made possible by the generous support of ...

A French museum has found a previously unknown piece of music handwritten by Mozart, a researcher said Thursday. The 18th century melody sketch is missing the harmony and instrumentation but was ...

In his eulogy to the American volunteers fallen for France during World War I, the poet Alan Seeger wrote: “They brought fresh hearts … to that high mission. Yet sought they neither recompense nor ...

The New Orleans Public Library is teaming up with My French Book Fest to host two free events for children and families. On Saturday (Nov. 9), French musician and storyteller Étienne Sibille will ...