The Human Comedy
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1) The Chouans
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The Human Comedy volume 1
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The Chouans) is an 1829 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) and included in the Scènes de la vie militaire section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in the French region of Brittany, the novel combines military history with a love story between the aristocratic Marie de Verneuil and the Chouan royalist Alphonse de Montauran. It takes place during the 1799 post-war uprising in Fougères.
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An historical mystery , The Human Comedy volume 2
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Extrait: "Louis Lambert naquit, en 1797, à Montoire, petite ville du Vendmois, o son père exploitait une tannerie de médiocre importance et comptait faire de lui son successeur; mais les dispositions qu'il manifesta prématurément pour l'étude modifièrent l'arrêt paternel. D'ailleurs le tanneur et sa femme chérissaient Louis comme on chérit un fils unique et ne le contrarient en rien."
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The philosopher's stone , The Human Comedy volume 4
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The celibates and other stories , The Human Comedy volume 5
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A kind-hearted and idealistic youth enters the grasping Parisian society of the 1820s, where his education in the realities and costs of city life begin among the residents of a shabby but respectable boardinghouse. Père Goriot - one of the outstanding novels in The Human Comedy, Balzac's panoramic study of Parisian life - features richly detailed settings, a skillfully related plot, and a vibrant cast of characters. Acclaimed by critic Leslie Stephen...
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1964.
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Eugénie Grandet (1833) is a novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. Written as Balzac began to formulate the grand scale of his La Comédie humaine sequence, Eugénie Grandet was eventually tied into the universe of his epic realist masterpiece, a holistic vision of nineteenth-century French society which sought to observe the consequences of the political, religious, and economic shifts of the Revolution and in its aftermath. This novel looks...
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History of the grandeur and downfall of Cesar Birotteau , The Human Comedy volume 8
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The lily of the valley , The Human Comedy volume 10
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Splendors and miseries of courtesans , The Human Comedy volume 11
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Gobseck and other stories , The Human Comedy volume 12
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Dr. Benassis is a doctor and a village major. Thanks to him, the once poor village has started to blossom. The village is getting richer and richer, and also the villagers seem very happy about the situation. When commander Genestas arrives at the village, Dr. Benassis tells him about the changes he has made in the town. The two of them build a special friendship – without knowing that both of them also carry secrets. -
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Luck and leather: a Parisian romance , The Human Comedy volume 14
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15) Ursula
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Ursula by Honoré de Balzac. Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.
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Beatrix , The Human Comedy volume 16
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The village rector , The Human Comedy volume 17
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18) Cousin Bette
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"...Cousin Bette is the story of a Vosges peasant who rebels against her scornful upper-class relatives, skillfully turning their selfish obsessions against them. The novel exemplifies what Henry James described as Balzac's 'huge, all-compassing, all-desiring, all-devouring love of reality'"--Cover, p. 4.
19) Cousin Pons
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Cousin Pons (1847) is a novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. One of the final works in Balzac's La Comédie humaine sequence, Cousin Pons originally began as a novella before being extended to the length of a novel. It serves as both a beautiful meditation on the nature of Platonic male friendship and a vitriolic condemnation of the vanity and greed of the French bourgeoisie. In typical fashion, however, Balzac also turns a critical eye to the...
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The lesser bourgeoisie , The Human Comedy volume 20
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