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Große und kleine Welt

Honore de Balzac

Große und kleine Welt is a collection of French short stories written by Honoré de Balzac, a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Na..

The Alkahest

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The Alkahest is a French fiction novel translated to English as The Quest of the Absolute is a novel by Honoré de Balzac. The novel first appeared in 1834, with seven chapter-divisions, as a Scèn..

The Lesser Bourgeoisie

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The Lesser Bourgeoisie is a French fiction written by Honoré de Balzac , a French novelist and playwright.Excerpts:The progressive movement which is carrying the Parisian population to the height..

The Physiology of Marriage, Part 2

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The Physiology of Marriage is a non-fiction work written in multiple volumes by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac whose magnum opus La Comédie humaine.Author's Introduction:“Marriag..

Vendetta

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Vendetta is a is a historical fiction work written originally in French by Honoré de Balzac, a French novelist and playwright known for his masterpiece of " La Comédie humaine", a novel seri..

Sons of the Soil

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Sons of the Soil is a French fiction work translated into English, written by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac, who was best known for his novel "La Comédie humaine".Excerpts:..

La Comédie Humaine - Le Père Goriot

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Le Père Goriot (English: Father Goriot or Old Goriot) is an 1835 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequ..

The Brotherhood of Consolation

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In 1836 this marvellous scene presented still another lesson to the eye: between the Parisian leaning on the parapet and the cathedral lay the “Terrain” (such was the ancient name of this barren spot)..