Author: Honoré de Balzac
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 432
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The Comédie Humaine: The seamy side of history
Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Comédie Humaine: The seamy side of history (L'envers de l'histoire contemporaine) 1897
Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Languages : en
Pages : 304
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The seamy side of history
Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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The Seamy Side of History
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Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Languages : en
Pages : 390
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The Seamy Side of History
Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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The member for Arcis, The seamy side of history, and other stories
Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 932
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 932
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The Seamy Side of History
Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Languages : en
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The Wrong Side of Paris
Author: Honoré de Balzac
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0812966759
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Wrong Side of Paris, the final novel in Balzac’s The Human Comedy, is the compelling story of Godefroid, an abject failure at thirty, who seeks refuge from materialism by moving into a monastery-like lodging house in the shadows of Notre-Dame. Presided over by Madame de La Chanterie, a noblewoman with a tragic past, the house is inhabited by a remarkable band of men—all scarred by the tumultuous aftermath of the French Revolution—who have devoted their lives to performing anonymous acts of charity. Intrigued by the Order of the Brotherhood of Consolation and their uplifting dedication to virtuous living, Godefroid strives to follow their example. He agrees to travel—incognito—to a Parisian slum to save a noble family from ruin. There he meets a beautiful, ailing Polish woman who lives in great luxury, unaware that just outside her bedroom door her own father and son are suffering in dire poverty. By proving himself worthy of the Brotherhood, Godefroid finds his own spiritual redemption. This vivid portrait of the underbelly of nineteenth-century Paris, exuberantly rendered by Jordan Stump, is the first major translation in more than a century of Balzac’s forgotten masterpiece L’Envers de l’histoire contemporaine. Featuring an illuminating Introduction by Adam Gopnik, this original Modern Library edition also includes explanatory notes.
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0812966759
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Wrong Side of Paris, the final novel in Balzac’s The Human Comedy, is the compelling story of Godefroid, an abject failure at thirty, who seeks refuge from materialism by moving into a monastery-like lodging house in the shadows of Notre-Dame. Presided over by Madame de La Chanterie, a noblewoman with a tragic past, the house is inhabited by a remarkable band of men—all scarred by the tumultuous aftermath of the French Revolution—who have devoted their lives to performing anonymous acts of charity. Intrigued by the Order of the Brotherhood of Consolation and their uplifting dedication to virtuous living, Godefroid strives to follow their example. He agrees to travel—incognito—to a Parisian slum to save a noble family from ruin. There he meets a beautiful, ailing Polish woman who lives in great luxury, unaware that just outside her bedroom door her own father and son are suffering in dire poverty. By proving himself worthy of the Brotherhood, Godefroid finds his own spiritual redemption. This vivid portrait of the underbelly of nineteenth-century Paris, exuberantly rendered by Jordan Stump, is the first major translation in more than a century of Balzac’s forgotten masterpiece L’Envers de l’histoire contemporaine. Featuring an illuminating Introduction by Adam Gopnik, this original Modern Library edition also includes explanatory notes.
Cousin Bette
Author: Honore De Balzac
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z
Author: Jules François Christophe
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z" by Jules François Christophe, Anatole Cerfberr. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z" by Jules François Christophe, Anatole Cerfberr. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.