Cousin Bette was Balzac's last great novel, and in it he explores power, lust, deception, and revenge. The characters are complex and vividly drawn. Cousin Bette is a woman of breath-taking malice.
Reproduction of the original: The Red Inn by Honore de Balzac
In this delightful little volume, Honoré de Balzac, the renowned 19th century French novelist and playwright, takes readers on a short fantasy journey to the mystical island of Java where he - or rather the narrateur - encounters a deadly ...
The Works of Honoré de Balzac
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Bruchstücke aus einem soeben bei Hoffmann und Campe in Hamburg erschienenen Roman: ›Polnische Wirtschaft‹. ... (Nr. 1 – 13, verschiedene Beiträge, meistens politische Aufsätze.) ... (Erzählung aus dem Anfang dieses Jahrhunderts.
Mas não, a duquesa de Langeais não descerá a esse ponto. Quantas ingênuas burguesas se iludem com as falsidades de vocês, homens; mas eu nunca me iludirei. Nada me garante seu amor. Você fala de minha beleza; posso ficar feia em seis ...
Ich weiß nicht; es ist groß für die Schwiegersöhne und Ihre Schwiegertöchter, aber es ist äußerst klein für Sie: ... Nach vielen Scharmützeln zwischen den Schwiegermüttern vertrauten sie sich die kleinen Geheimnisse reifer Frauen an.
Ihre Frau soll von einem Onkel mütterlicherseits, einem alten Podagristen, den sie pflegt, besorgt, ... Nach vielen Scharmützeln zwischen den Schwiegermüttern vertrauten sie sich die kleinen Geheimnisse reifer Frauen an.
verschwenderische Leben, das in Paris die reichen jungen Leute zu führen pflegen. ... und hielt mich daher für wertvoller als die anderen: die Leute, in deren Nutzen es lag, mir zu beweisen, daß ich ein hervorragender Mensch sei, ...
Honoré de Balzac Delphi Classics. was realised; and the hero, the good Dr. Benassis, is one of Balzac's purest and most noble creations. It was followed in December by “Eugenie Grandet,” a masterpiece of Dutch genre, immortalised by the ...
Honoré de Balzac Delphi Classics. and enemies alike. ... While Eugenie Grandet was being written, between July and November of 1833, Balzac was quite content to estimate it at its higher value. During the period of its composition, ...
Honoré de Balzac Delphi Classics ... The Commission in Lunacy 27, The Marriage Contract 28, Another Study of Woman Scenes from Provincial Life 29, Ursule Mirouet 30, Eugenie Grandet The Celibates 31, Pierrette 32, The Vicar of Tours 33, ...
17, La Grenadiere 18, The Deserted Woman 19, Honorine 20, Beatrix 21, Gobseck 22, A Woman of Thirty 23, Father Goriot 24, ... Another Study of Woman Scenes from Provincial Life 29, Ursule Mirouet 30, Eugenie Grandet The Celibates 31, ...
22, A Woman of Thirty 23, Father Goriot 24, Colonel Chabert 25, The Atheist's Mass 26, The Commission in Lunacy 27, The Marriage Contract 28, Another Study of Woman Scenes from Provincial Life 29, Ursule Mirouet 30, Eugenie Grandet The ...
Honoré de Balzac Delphi Classics ... The Commission in Lunacy 27, The Marriage Contract 28, Another Study of Woman Scenes from Provincial Life 29, Ursule Mirouet 30, Eugenie Grandet The Celibates 31, Pierrette 32, The Vicar of Tours 33, ...
DIV6 short-story masterpieces by great French novelist include "An Episode During the Terror," "A Passion in the Desert," "The Revolutionary Conscript," 3 more. Excellent new English translations on facing pages. /div
It is, however, unique among the novels and short stories of La Comédie humaine (The Human Comedy, 1799-1850) by virtue of the even-handedness with which it treats both geographical dimensions of French social life.
mejor pintan el atractivo de la vida parisiense; pero es fácil de comprender que un empleado que va todos los días muy ... en el fondo del patio de su casa, sobre todo cuando esta solterona tiene las costumbres de la señorita Fischer.