Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.
The Physiology of Marriage, Complete
Prepare to question everything you thought you knew about wedded bliss, as this text dissects relationships through witty satire of early 19th-century marital expectations.
By Honoré de Balzac
Melmoth Reconciled
In the dim alleys of Parisian finance, a troubled cashier makes a dangerous deal with a mysterious stranger, trading his morality for a chance to escape his debts.
By Honoré de Balzac
The Napoleon of the People
Witness the rise and fall of a legendary leader through the eyes of a loyal soldier, revealing a tale of ambition, devotion, and the relentless march of history.
By Honoré de Balzac
The Duchesse of Langeais
In a world of societal expectations, a love rekindled in a secluded convent forces a general and a nun that was once a duchess to confront their past desires and present realities.
By Honoré de Balzac
Droll Stories — Complete Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine
In a vibrant and lavish 16th-century France, experience humorous and scandalous stories of love, lust, and morality.
By Honoré de Balzac
Eve and David
A couple's dreams of success in printing are threatened by family ambition and financial struggles.
By Honoré de Balzac
Adieu
In post-Napoleonic France, a devoted colonel confronts the heartbreaking madness of his lost love, pushing the boundaries of affection and desperation to reignite a past consumed by war.
By Honoré de Balzac
Domestic Peace
Amidst a whirlwind of lavish parties and hidden affairs in Napoleonic France, a countess must navigate treacherous social waters to discover the true cost of love and loyalty.
By Honoré de Balzac
The Vicar of Tours
In a provincial town, a priest's simple dreams become entangled in a web of jealousy and ambition, with his resentful landlady holding the strings.
By Honoré de Balzac
The Hated Son
Amidst the chaos of civil war and a tyrannical husband, a mother confronts her deepest fears as she fights to protect her unborn child from a dark fate.
By Honoré de Balzac
Sarrasine
A sculptor's world shatters when the opera singer he adores reveals a secret that challenges everything he believes about love and identity.
By Honoré de Balzac
Louis Lambert
A brilliant young mind fights to reconcile his extraordinary gifts with a world that struggles to understand them, leading him down a path of philosophical exploration and personal turmoil.
By Honoré de Balzac
Ursula
In a small town, a family turns on each other when a rich uncle's unexpected religious awakening threatens their inheritance, all because of a young girl.
By Honoré de Balzac
Droll Stories — Volume 3
In a world of social constraints and human desires, discover the humorous and risqué tales of love, morality, and societal norms during the 19th century.
By Honoré de Balzac
The Lily of the Valley
In a world divided by class and crushed by unreciprocated affection, one man searches for solace in the arms of a woman he can never truly have.
By Honoré de Balzac
Droll Stories — Volume 1
In a time of lavish courts and questionable morals, a naive priest finds himself caught in a whirlwind of temptation with cunning courtesans.
By Honoré de Balzac
Vendetta
In post-Napoleonic France, a young woman's love for her family's enemy throws her into a conflict between loyalty and happiness, amid her father's thirst for revenge.
By Honoré de Balzac
Droll Stories — Volume 2
Get ready to laugh as sneaky characters scheme and outwit each other in old-time France full of humorous antics.
By Honoré de Balzac
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket
Amidst the bustling streets of Paris, a young artist's infatuation with a shopkeeper's daughter ignites a passionate romance, threatening to shatter social expectations.
By Honoré de Balzac
Parisians in the Country
A charismatic salesman ventures into the French countryside to sell city ideas, and his charming efforts reveal deep cultural divides.
By Honoré de Balzac