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Herbert Hunt,Honore de Balzac
Lucien Chardon, an aspiring young author, leaves his small provincial hometown and attempts to succeed in Parisian literary circles of the early nineteenth century.
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Honore de Balzac
Poor, plain spinster Bette is compelled to survive on the condescending patronage of her socially superior relatives in Paris: her beautiful, saintly cousin Adeline, the philandering Baron Hulot and their…
Eric Hazan
Exploring Paris arm in arm with Balzac, nineteenth-century France's most famous novelist and observer
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Honore De Balzac
"The Firm of Nucingen" by Honore de Balzac is a quintessential French realist novel that delves deep into the intricacies of Parisian society. Balzac's literary classic offers a captivating exploration…
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Honore de Balzac, Carol Cosman
"Henri de Marsay believes neither in man nor woman, God nor devil. He believes in Paris, a city that readily accommodates his pursuit of sensual pleasure. It is in the…
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Rebecca T. Powers
When Parisian workers took to the streets in February 1848, they adopted the rallying cry of droit au travail. In her examination of this cause celebre of France's Second Republic…
Juanita Helm Floyd
Juanita Helm Floyd "Women inside the Life of Balzac" gives a nuanced exploration of the relationships that performed an important position in shaping the existence and literary works of the…
John Southall
A Treatise of Buggs, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts…
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Honore de Balzac; born Honore Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comedie humaine, which presents a panorama of…
Seraphita is a French novel by Honore de Balzac with themes of androgyny. It was published in the Revue de Paris in 1834. In contrast with the realism of most…
Pierre Grassou is an 1839 short story by French author Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) and included in the Scenes de la vie privee section of his novel sequence La Comedie…
La Fausse Maitresse (often titled Paz in English translation) is an 1843 novel by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) and included in his series of novels (or…
Modeste Mignon is a novel by the French writer Honore de Balzac. It is the fifth of the Scenes de la vie privee (Scenes of Private Life) in La Comedie…
Massimilla Doni is a short story by Honore de Balzac. Its first chapter was published in 1837 in the Etudes philosophiques of la Comedie humaine alongside Gambara, les Proscrits and…
Le Contrat de mariage (English: A Marriage Contract or A Marriage Settlement) is an 1835 novel by French author Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) and included in the Scenes de la…
Maitre Cornelius (English "Master Cornelius") is a short story by Honore de Balzac. It was published in 1831 and is one of the Etudes philosophiques of La Comedie humaine. The…
Louis Lambert is an 1832 novel by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), included in the Etudes philosophiques section of his novel sequence La Comedie humaine. Set mostly…
L'illustre Gaudissart (English "The Illustrious Gaudissart") is a short story by Honore de Balzac. It was published in 1833 and is one of the Scenes de la vie de province…
Honorine is an 1843 novel by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) and included in his series of novels (or Roman-fleuve) known as La Comedie humaine (The Human…
