Little Miseries of Conjugal Life (Petites misères de la vie conjugale, 1846) Pathology of Social Life (Pathologie de la vie sociale, 1839), a collection of...
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preceding Balzac novel. Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes forms part of Balzac's La Comédie humaine. Lucien de Rubempré and the self-proclaimed Abbé...
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Vautrin (redirect from Trompe-la-Mort)
and in Illusions perdues (Lost illusions, 1837–1843) and Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (Scenes from a Courtesan's Life, 1838–1844), the sequel...
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Illusions perdues (category Books of La Comédie humaine)
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (published in parts from 1838 to 1847). Illusions perdues and Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes form part of La Comédie...
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written two treatises on marriage: Physiologie du Mariage and Scènes de la Vie Conjugale. These works lacked firsthand knowledge; Saintsbury points out that...
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Eugénie Grandet (category Books of La Comédie humaine)
Grandet then fitted into the section: Scenes from provincial life (Scènes de la vie de province) in the Comédie. He dedicated the edition to Maria Du Fresnay...
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(commenced 1828) is discussed. 18?? – Autre Etude de Femme (1842) – 1824–1830 – Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (1838–1847) – Rastignac appears at...
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Un début dans la vie (A Start in Life) is a novel by the French writer Honoré de Balzac. It is the sixth of the Scènes de la vie privée (Scenes of Private...
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Gobseck (category Books of La Comédie humaine)
novella by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), appears in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Gobseck first...
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La Peau de chagrin (French pronunciation: [la po də ʃaɡʁɛ̃], The Skin of Shagreen), known in English as The Magic Skin and The Wild Ass's Skin, is an...
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La Duchesse de Langeais is an 1834 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) and included in the Scènes de la vie parisienne section of his...
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La Grande Bretèche is a short story by Honoré de Balzac published in 1831. It is one of the Scènes de la vie privée of La Comédie humaine. Dr. Horace...
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which La Bourse was placed among the Scènes de la vie parisienne (Scenes of Parisian Life). It was, however, restored to the Scènes de la vie privée...
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La Rabouilleuse (French pronunciation: [la ʁabujøz], The Black Sheep, or The Two Brothers) is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of The Celibates...
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Père Goriot (category Books of La Comédie humaine)
Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in Paris in 1819, it follows...
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intended as a reply to the thesis of Balzac's work, Les Petites misères de la vie conjugale. More and more pessimistic as to the political future of...
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L'Élixir de longue vie (English "The Elixir of Life") is a short story by Honoré de Balzac. It was published in 1830 and is one of the Études philosophiques...
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La Messe de l'athée (English "The Atheist's Mass") is a short story by Honoré de Balzac, published in 1836. It is one of the Scènes de la vie privée in...
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Sarrasine (category Books of La Comédie humaine)
appearances. The first volume of La Comédie humaine went on sale in July 1842. Sarrasine is part of its "Scenes de la vie parisienne". Balzac's Sarrasine...
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Les Chouans (category Books of La Comédie humaine)
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...
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Ferragus: Chief of the Devorants (category Books of La Comédie humaine)
by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) and included in the Scènes de la vie parisienne section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. It is part...
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La Grenadière is a short story by Honoré de Balzac. It was published in 1832 and is one of the Scènes de la vie privée of La Comédie humaine. La Grenadière...
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complet de leur vie privée, publique, politique, artistique, littéraire, industrielle, etc. (2 volumes, 1845-1846) Balzac : Petites Misères de la vie conjugale...
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César Birotteau (category Books of La Comédie humaine)
Histoire de la grandeur et de la décadence de César Birotteau or César Birotteau, is an 1837 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of the Scènes de la vie parisienne...
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La Maison du chat-qui-pelote (The House of the Cat and Racket) is a novel by Honoré de Balzac. It is the opening work in the Scènes de la vie privée (transl...
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Le Médecin de campagne (The Country Doctor) is an 1833 novel by Honoré de Balzac. The second in his Scène de la vie de campagne series, it addresses the...
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La Vendetta (The Vendetta) is a novel by the French writer Honoré de Balzac. It is the eighth of the Scènes de la vie privée (Scenes of Private Life)...
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de Balzac. It was published in 1839 and is one of the Scènes de la vie Parisienne of La Comédie humaine. The short story depicts a princess of Cadignan...
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Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in Bordeaux, it describes the marriage of a Parisian gentleman, Paul de Manerville...
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Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu (category Books of La Comédie humaine)
inconnu" (English: "The Unknown Masterpiece") is a short story by Honoré de Balzac. It was first published in the newspaper L'Artiste with the title "Maître...
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