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A Daughter of Eve
A DAUGHTER OF EVE (Une Fille d'Eve) is a novel published for the first time in 1838. The Countess Marie de Vandenesse is happily married to the Cou...

A Marriage Settlement
A MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT (Le Contrat de Mariage), also known as "The Marriage Contract" was first published in 1835. The Count of Manerville, tired of...

A Start in Life
A START IN LIFE (Un Début dans la Vie) is a novel published in 1842 by Honoré de Balzac. Oscar Husson is 17 years old and has just completed high s...

A Woman of Thirty
A WOMAN OF THIRTY (La Femme de Trente Ans), a novel divided in six parts, has been written between 1828 and 1844. The novel tells the story of Juli...

Albert Savarus
ALBERT SAVARUS has been first published in 1842. Albert, during a trip in Switzerland falls madly in love with the princess Francesca Colonna who's...

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Eugenie Grandet
In the French town of Saumur, respected wine-seller Felix Grandet sees his daughter Eugenie as a source of revenue. Felix possesses a great fortune al...



Gobseck
GOBSECK is a novel first published in 1830. This is the story of Gobseck, an old usurer who knows all the secrets of the high society of the Paris ...

La Fausse Maîtresse
LA FAUSSE MAITRESSE is a novel first published in 1841. The Count Paz, the close and poor friend of the Count Laginski, falls madly in love with hi...

La Maison du Chat-Qui-Pelote
LA MAISON DU CHAT-QUI-PELOTE is a novel written in 1819 by Balzac. The painter Théodore de Sommervieux falls in love with Augustine, the daughter o...

Letters of Two Brides
LETTERS OF TWO BRIDES (Mémoires de Deux Jeunes Mariées) is a novel first published in 1841. Two young noble women leave the convent where they were...

Pere Goriot
Father Goriot had been a wealthy middle class business man. When he got older he sold his business and gave most of his money to his two daughters w...

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The Ball at Sceaux
THE BALL AT SCEAUX (Le Bal de Sceaux) is a novel written in 1819. This is the story of Emilie, a young noble girl looking for a husband. She wants ...

The Purse
THE PURSE (La Bourse) is a novel written in 1832. The painter Hippolyte Schinner falls in love with the young woman who lives in the building where...

Une Double Famille
UNE DOUBLE FAMILLE has been first published in 1831 before becoming integrated in the Human Comedy in 1842. The Count de Granville marries a young ...

Vendetta
VENDETTA (La Vendetta) is a novel written by Balzac in 1830. The Di Piombos and the Portas are two Corsican families that have been engaged in a te...

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