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Portrait of Honoré de Balzac

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Eve and David

A couple's dreams of success in printing are threatened by family ambition and financial struggles.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Sarrasine

A sculptor's world shatters when the opera singer he adores reveals a secret that challenges everything he believes about love and identity.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Droll Stories — Volume 2

Get ready to laugh as sneaky characters scheme and outwit each other in old-time France full of humorous antics.

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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.

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Parisians in the Country

A charismatic salesman ventures into the French countryside to sell city ideas, and his charming efforts reveal deep cultural divides.

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