Robert Baldick

27 books

Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans

Against Nature

Joris-Karl Huysmans

242 pages • first pub 1884 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Carter of La Providence by Georges Simenon

The Carter of La Providence

Inspector Maigret #2

Georges Simenon

151 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
Cruel Tales by A.W. Raitt, Robert Baldick, Auguste de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

Cruel Tales

A.W. Raitt, Robert Baldick, Auguste de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

309 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)

fiction short stories funny reflective sad slow-paced
Hell by Henri Barbusse, Robert Baldick

Hell

Henri Barbusse, Robert Baldick

255 pages • first pub 1908 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy tense slow-paced
The Life of J.-K. Huysmans by Brendan King, Robert Baldick

The Life of J.-K. Huysmans

Brendan King, Robert Baldick

592 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography reflective relaxing medium-paced
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre

Nausea

Jean-Paul Sartre

178 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Night at the Crossroads by Georges Simenon

The Night at the Crossroads

Inspector Maigret #7

Georges Simenon

150 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Pages from the Goncourt Journals by Edmond de Goncourt, Jules de Goncourt

Pages from the Goncourt Journals

Edmond de Goncourt, Jules de Goncourt

472 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging reflective sad slow-paced
The Saint-Fiacre Affair by Georges Simenon

The Saint-Fiacre Affair

Inspector Maigret #14

Georges Simenon

160 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

fiction crime mystery challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert

A Simple Heart

Gustave Flaubert

56 pages • first pub 1877 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories emotional reflective slow-paced