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There are dilemmas - and then there are dilemmas. Juanito Leganes faces the sort of choice that is beyond our worst nightmares.It comes after his father, Marquis of the Spanish town of Menda, leads an...
Veronique Graslin is a woman of strength.Despite being scarred by smallpox at 11, and then railroaded into a miserable marriage with a man who resembles an "antique satyr", she builds a life of wealth...
Fans of 'The Godfather' trilogy and 'The Sopranos' will know a thing or two about vendettas.In Honore de Balzac's ´The Vendetta´, tragic consequences are laid bare. What begins as a love story between...
Felix was rejected as a child by his mother and those scars never fully heal.In a book with great emotional depth, Honore de Balzac explores Felix' two major adult relationships with women through the...
The old, abandoned manor of La Grande Bretèche stands between the trees like a secret. Uncovered one day by Dr. Horace Bianchon whilst visiting the nearby town of Vendôme, the ruins will beckon any wandering...
An ambitious lawyer, a scandalous family secret, and a loan shark. Take these three elements and paint them onto a backdrop of upper-class Paris and you have Honore de Balzac's 'Gobseck'.The lawyer just...
In Honoré de Balzac's novel 'The Village Rector', readers are transported to the rural French countryside and introduced to a cast of complex characters living in a remote village. Balzac's vivid and...
Balzac's novel 'Beatrix' is a poignant exploration of love, ambition, and human nature set against the backdrop of 19th-century France. The story follows the life of the young and ambitious Calyste de...
In 'The Vicar of Tours' by Honoré de Balzac, readers are transported to the quaint town of Tours in France, where the story unfolds around the crafty Vicar of Tours, whose cunning ways and desire for...
Honoré de Balzac's 'Sarrasine' is a captivating novella that delves into the themes of art, love, and identity. Set in the glamorous world of 19th century Paris, the story follows the young sculptor Sarrasine...
Honoré de Balzac's 'Modeste Mignon' is a poignant tale of love, ambition, and society in 19th century France. The novel follows the young and talented poet Modeste Mignon as she navigates the complexities...
In Honoré de Balzac's novel, 'The Elixir of Life,' readers are transported to a world of intrigue and obsession as the characters grapple with the pursuit of eternal youth and the consequences of their...
In Honoré de Balzac's 'Catherine De Medici', the reader is transported to the royal courts of 16th-century France, where political intrigue and personal ambition collide. Balzac's intricate narrative...
Honoré de Balzac's 'Study of a Woman' is a compelling exploration of the complexities of feminine nature and societal expectations in 19th century France. Through vivid descriptions and introspective...
In 'The Deputy of Arcis' by Honoré de Balzac, readers are submerged into a world of political intrigue and social commentary. Balzac's realistic and detailed descriptions bring the rural town of Arcis-sur-Aube...
In Honoré de Balzac's novel 'Gaudissart II', the reader is transported into the world of French provincial life and commercialism. Balzac's writing style is characterized by its dense descriptions and...
The theme of celibacy was important to Balzac, who gave the name The Celibates to a sub-section of his famous La Comédie humaine. It consists of Pierrette, The Vicar of Tours and The Black Sheep (The...
L’ardente et fière Louise de Chaulieu, la tranquille et docile Renée de Maucombe : voici donc deux filles qui entrent dans la vie, tout droit sorties du couvent, sans liberté réelle, armées seulement...
Sorties du couvent, deux amies issues de la noblesse prennent des chemins très différents. Dans leur correspondance, elles partagent leurs pensées les plus intimes. Louise décrit sa quête de mariage d’amour...
Al collegio degli Oratoriani di Vendôme s’iscrive un nuovo allievo, di umili origini e di scarso rendimento. L’unico ad accorgersi che in quel figlio di poveri conciatori brucia il fuoco del genio è un...
Honoré de Balzac's 'Letters to Madame Hanska' offers readers a glimpse into the passionate and tumultuous relationship between the esteemed French author and his beloved Ewelina Hańska. This collection...
La 'commedia umana': tutti i romanzi e i personaggi di Balzac sarebbero stati fusi in un'unica opera, dando vita a nuove vicende e nuovi libri, in un quadro d'insieme che avrebbe formato una delle più...
Mme. Vauquer (nee de Conflans) is an elderly person, who for the past forty years has kept a lodging-house in the Rue Nueve-Sainte-Genevieve, in the district that lies between the Latin Quarter and the...
Towards three o'clock in the afternoon of one October day in the year 1844, a man of sixty or thereabouts, whom anybody might have credited with more than his actual age, was walking along the Boulevard...
Édition enrichie (Introduction, notes, documents et bibliographie)Drame historique, récit d'aventures, tragédie d'amour, Les Chouans, ou la Bretagne en 1799 forment le prologue de La Comédie humaine....
Édition enrichie (Préface, notes, dossier sur l'œuvre, chronologie et bibliographie)A Angoulême, David Séchard, un jeune poète idéaliste, embauche dans son imprimerie un ami de collège, Lucien Chardon,...
Edition enrichie (introduction, notes, dossier de l'oeuvre, chronologie et bibliographie)« J’ai trouvé une idée merveilleuse. Je serai un homme de génie », s’exclame Balzac au moment où il écrit Le Père...
Le Père Grandet est un riche marchand de Saumur qui par avarice garde sa fortune secrète à sa famille, à laquelle il impose une certaine austérité. Eugénie, belle, douce et naïve, ne se doute pas des...
Tous les chemins de la Comédie humaine partent du Père Goriot et de la sinistre pension Vauquer. La grande saga de l'Occident dont rêve Balzac commence par le martyre d'un père éperdu d'amour pour ses...
D'une avarice maladive, le riche tonnelier Grandet fait vivre sa femme et sa fille Eugénie dans la plus grande pauvreté. Sa fortune étant connue des meilleurs partis de la ville, Eugénie est l'objet d'une...
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