French Language and Literature

Offers over 1500 titles of the French press published from 1631 to 1950 plus editorial contents highlighting press archives and advanced research tools.

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French-language newspaper created at the request of General Charles de Gaulle as the German army was vacating Paris during World War II. Essential resource for studies on the history and culture of France, as well as many of the most defining events of Europe’s recent past. Contains cover-to-cover full-page images, article-level indexing and searchable text.