This section of The Human Comdedy, the multi-volume series of stories, tales, and essays that comprised most Honore de Balzac's life's work, focuses on love and marriage as they existed in early ...nineteenth-century Europe. An eclectic collection of essays, satirical observations, short tales, and character sketches, this unique excerpt is an interesting introduction to Balzac's writing.
This richly drawn epistolary tale recounts the correspondence between two young women whose friendship evolves as they embark on marriage and motherhood. Although both have a distinctly different ...outlook, their shared observations and memories bring the beauty and difficulty of these experiences vividly to life.
Lily of the Valley Balzac, Honore de; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
2011, 2011, 2009-05-01
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If you like your tales of tragic love to come with a stiff dose of historical realism, get ready to savor this classic from French writer Honore de Balzac. The Lily of the Valley tells the tale of ...star-crossed lovers Felix de Vandenesse and Henriette de Mortsauf. Will social conventions keep them apart, or will they say goodbye to the trappings of the French aristocracy to live together? Pick up this must-read romance to find out.
Woman at Thirty Balzac, Honore de; Marriage, Ellen
2011, 2009-05-01
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Known for his keen observations and finely drawn characters, Honore de Balzac is regarded as one of the forerunners of the literary realism movement that swept Europe in the nineteenth century. A ...Woman of Thirty offers an unflinching look at the layers of social oppression that dictated the course of many women's lives during the era.
Catherine de' Medici Balzac, Honore de; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
2010, c2010., 2009-05-01
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Balzac's La Comedie Humaine was a story cycle comprising more than 100 novels and stories. Although most of these works are set in nineteenth-century France, several hearken back to earlier periods. ...Catherine de' Medici centers on the life of the woman born into an aristocratic family in medieval Italy who went on to become Queen consort and, later, regent of France.
