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Honoré de Balzac
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'La Fausse Maitresse'
La Fausse Ma tresse est un roman d'Honor de Balzac paru en 1841 dans le journal Le Si cle, puis publi en volume en cinq chapitres dans l' dition Furne 1842 dans les Sc nes de la vie priv e des tudes de Moeurs. crit la h te dans une p riode de rapp
'Colonel Chabert'
Colonel Chabert marries Rose Chapotel, a prostitute. Colonel Chabert then becomes a French cavalry officer who is held in high esteem by Napoleon Bonaparte. After being severely wounded in the Battle of Eylau (1807), Chabert is recorded as dead and buried
'Skæmtsomme historier'
"Den gode abbed holdt yndlingen strengt afsondret, lod ham sove i sin egen celle, bortlugede enhver ukrudtsspire af hans sjæl og opdrog ham i det hele taget i rene tanker og dyb syndsbevidsthed, som det sømmer sig alle gode præster. Nitten år gammel
'The Magic Skin'
Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy.
'Le lys dans la vallée'
Le Lys dans la vall e est un des romans des tudes de moeurs d'Honor de Balzac paru en volume en 1836, s'ins rant, dans l' dition de 1844, dans le deuxi me livre Sc nes de la vie de campagne de sa grande fresque intitul e La Com die humaine. vo
'Father Goriot'
Father Goriot by Honore De Balzac. Translated by Ellen Marriage. Le P re Goriot is an 1835 novel by French novelist and playwright Honor de Balzac (1799-1850), included in the Scenes de la vie privee section of his novel sequence La Comedie humaine. Set i
'Père Goriot'
This is the tragic story of a father whose obsessive love for his two daughters leads to his financial and personal ruin. It is set against the background of a whole society driven by social ambition and lust for money. The detailed descriptions of both a
'Old Goriot (Pere Goriot)'
Considered to be one of Balzac's most important works, "Old Goriot," or "P re Goriot," is the story of its title character Goriot; a mysterious criminal-in-hiding named Vautrin; and a naive law student named Eug ne de Rastignac. We
'Cousin Bette'
A gripping tale of violent jealousy, sexual passion and treachery, Honoré de Balzac's Cousin Bette is translated from the French with an introduction by Marion Ayton Crawford in Penguin Classics. Poor, plain spinster Bette is compelled to survive on t
'Ursule Mirouet'
In 1842, eight years before his death, Balzac described Ursule Mirouet as the masterpiece of all the studies of human society that he had written; he regarded the book as 'a remarkable tour de force '. An essentially simple tale about the struggle
'The Girl with the Golden Eyes and Other Stories'
'What holds sway over this country without morals, beliefs, or feelings? Gold and pleasure.' Sexual attraction, artistic insight, and the often ironic relationship between them is the dominant theme in the three short works collected in this volum
'Contes bruns'
Les Contes bruns sont un recueil collectif et anonyme de contes publi partir de 1832 chez Adalphe Guyot et Urbain Canel. Une conversation entre onze heures et minuit (Honor de Balzac) L'OEil sans paupi re (Philar te Chasles) Sara la danseuse (Charles
'Cousin Pons'
Mild, harmless and ugly to behold, the impoverished Pons is an ageing musician whose brief fame has fallen to nothing. Living a placid Parisian life as a bachelor in a shared apartment with his friend Schmucke, he maintains only two passions: a devotion t
'The Black Sheep'
His elegantly-crafted tale of sibling rivalry, Honoré de Balzac's The Black Sheep is translated from the French with an introduction by Donald Adamson in Penguin Classics. Philippe and Joseph Bridau are two extremely different brothers. The elder, Phi
'Pere Goriot'
Considered to be one of Balzac's most important works, "Pere Goriot" is the story of its title character Jean-Joachim Goriot, a mysterious criminal-in-hiding named Vautrin, and a naive law student named Eug ne de Rastignac. We are introduced
'The Wild Ass's Skin'
'Who possesses me will possess all things, But his life will belong to me...' Raphael de Valentin, a young aristocrat, has lost all his money in the gaming parlours of the Palais Royal in Paris, and contemplates ending his life by throwing himself
'Melmoth Reconciled'
Melmoth reconciled is a novel that explores morality, ambition, and the consequences of human choices through the lens of financial and social pressures. The narrative follows a conflicted cashier whose life becomes entangled in deception and moral uncert
'Old Goriot'
Monsieur Goriot is one of a disparate group of lodgers at Mademe Vauquer's dingy Parisian boarding house. At first his wealth inspires respect, but as his circumstances are mysteriously reduced he becomes shunned by those around him, and soon his only
'Letters of Two Brides'
Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées (Letters of Two Brides) is an epistolary novel by the French writer Honoré de Balzac. It was serialized in the French newspaper La Presse in 1841 and published by Furne in 1842 as the first work in the second volume (Scènes
'Seraphita'
Séraphîta is a French novel by Honoré de Balzac with themes of androgyny. It was published in the Revue de Paris in 1834. In contrast with the realism of most of the author's best known works, the story delves into the fantastic and the supernatural t
'An Old Maid'
"An Old Maid" ("La Vieille Fille") by Honoré de Balzac is a 19th-century French novel that intricately explores the complexities of Parisian society through the lens of its protagonist, the old maid, Rose Cormon. Set against the backdr
'Gamle Goriot'
"Gamle Goriot" af Honoré de Balzac er den 23. roman i Balzacs enorme romanprojekt "La Comédie Humaine", der består af mere end hundrede romaner med et væld af mangfoldige og enormt menneskelige karakterer, som går ind og
'Eugénie Grandet'
I et dystert, gammelt hus i en søvnig fransk provinsby i 1800-tallet bor hr. og fru Grandet med deres voksne datter og enebarn, Eugénie, som er 23 år ved romanens begyndelse. Hun er det eneste menneske, faren nærer følelser for: Félix Grandet er en ægte g
'Det magiske skind'
"Det magiske skind" er en roman fra 1831 af den franske romanforfatter og dramatiker Honoré de Balzac. Med udgangspunkt i det tidlige 19. århundredes Paris fortæller den historien om en ung mand, der finder et magisk stykke chagrin (skind fra et
'Serafita'
På et slot i Norge nær Strømfjord lever Serafitus. Et sært og melankolsk væsen, der gemmer på en frygtelig hemmelighed. Serafitus elsker Minna, og kærligheden er gengældt med en stormende intensitet. Men Serafitus elsker også Wilfrid, som gengælder kærlig
'Balzac - udvalgte noveller'
Den franske forfatter Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) er mest kendt for sine romaner Eugenie Grandet , Kurtisanerne og Far Goriot . De indgår i en kæmpemæssig serie af romaner, noveller og kortromaner, der beskriver alle facetter af livet og samfundet, som B
Tabte illusioner
Den charmerende unge digterspire Lucien Chardon er både fattig og naiv. Men han er også meget ambitiøs, og det lykkes ham at finde en beskytterinde i den fascinerende gifte kvinde madame de Bargeton. Da han ikke formår at skabe et navn i sin hjemby, flygt