Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Pierrette. Eugénie Grandet
Author: Honoré de BalzacEugenie Grandet
Author: Honoré de BalzacEugénie Grandet
Author: Honoré de BalzacBéatrix. A commission in lunacy. Scenes from provincial life: v. 7. Eugénie Grandet. Pierrette
Author: Honoré de BalzacPierrette. Eugénie Grandet
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher: Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN: 9781230036472
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ..." This sort of thing makes us feel older, eh? A whole year older every twelve months." Grandet set down the candle in front of the brass clock on the chimney-piece; whenever a joke amused him 'he kept on repeating it till it was worn threadbare; he did so now. " As to-day is Eugenie's birthday," he said, "let us have an illumination." He carefully removed the branches from the two sconces, fitted the sockets into either pedestal, took from Nanon's hands a whole new candle wrapped in a scrap of paper, fixed it firmly in the socket, and lighted it. Then he went over to his wife and took up his position beside her, looking by turns at his daughter, his friends, and the two lighted candles. The Abbe Cruchot was a fat, dumpy little man with a well-worn sandy peruke. His peculiar type of face might have belonged to some old lady whose life is spent at the card-table. At this moment he was stretching out his feet and displaying a very neat and strong pair of shoes with silver buckles on them. " The des Grassins have not come round?" he asked. " Not yet," answered Grandet. "Are they sure to come?" put in the old notary, with various contortions of a countenance as full of holes as a colander. " Oh! yes, I think they will come," said Mme. Grandet. " Is the vintage over?" asked President de Bonfons, addressing Grandet; " are all your grapes gathered?" " Yes, everywhere!" answered the old vine-grower, rising and walking up and down the length of the room; he straightened himself up as he spoke with a conscious pride that appeared in that word " everywhere." As he passed by the door that...
La Comédie Humaine of Honoré de Balzac
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Avarice
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Eugenie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1788775279
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Eugenie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Honoré de Balzac’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Balzac includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Eugenie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Balzac’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Pierrette
Author: HonoreÌ de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1005
Book Description
At head of title: The first complete translation into English."With a frontispiece in photogravure."v. 11. A harlot's progress. Esther happy. What love costs an old man. The end of evil ways. Vautrin's last avatar -- v. 13. The unconscious mummers. A prince of Bohemia. A man of business. Gaudissart II. The firm of Nucingen. Facino Cane. A princess's secrets. Bureaucracy -- v. 14. Cousin Betty -- v. 15. Cousin Pons. Old Goriot -- v. 16. Provincial Parisians -- v. 17. A most mysterious case. An episode under the terror. The seamy side of history. Z. Marcas -- v. 18. The member for Arcis -- v. 19. The Chouans. The country doctor -- v. 20. The peasantry. The country parson -- v. 21. The wild ass's skin. The quest of the absolute -- v. 22. The unknown masterpiece. Christ in Flanders. Melmoth reconciled. The Maranas. El verdugo. Farewell. The conscript. A seaside tragedy. The red house. The elixir of life -- v. 23. The child of malediction. A mad musician. The king's friend. Venetian nights.v. 24. About Catherine de{rcommaa} Medici -- v. 25. Seraphita. Louis Lambert. The exiles. v. 1. At the sign of the cat and racket. The Sceaux ball. The purse. The vendetta. Madame Firmiani. A daughter of Eve. Letters of two brides -- v. 2. A study of woman. Another study of woman. La grande Bretêche. Peace in the house. The imaginary mistress. Albert Savarus. A woman of thirty. A foresaken lady. La grenadière. The message. Gobseck -- v. 3. A marriage settlement. A start in life. A second home. Modeste Mignon -- v. 4. Beatrix. The atheist's mass. Honorine. Colonel Chabert. The commission in lunacy. Pierre Grassou -- v. 5. Ursule Mirouet. Eugénie Grandet -- v. 6. Pierrette. The abbé Birotteau. A bachelor's establishment -- v. 7. The jealousies of a country town. The old maid. The collection of antiquities -- v. 8. Parisians in the country. Gaudissart the great. The muse of the department. The lily of the valley -- v. 9. A distinguished provincial at Paris -- v. 10. Lost illusions. Two poets. Eve and David.
Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z
Author: Jules François ChristophePublisher: 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.
BALZAC - Ultimate Collection
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 8935
Book Description
This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Human Comedy: Scenes From Private Life: At the Sign of the Cat and Racket The Ball at Sceaux The Purse Vendetta Madame Firmiani A Second Home Domestic Peace Paz Study of a Woman Another Study of Woman The Grand Breteche Albert Savarus Letters of Two Brides A Daughter of Eve A Woman of Thirty The Deserted Woman La Grenadiere The Message Gobseck The Marriage Contract A Start in Life Modeste Mignon Beatrix Honorine Colonel Chabert The Atheist's Mass The Commission in Lunacy Pierre Grassou Scenes From Provincial Life Ursule Mirouet Eugenie Grandet Pierrette The Vicar of Tours The Two Brothers The Illustrious Gaudissart The Muse of the Department Eve and David Scenes From Parisian Life Scenes from a Courtesan's Life A Prince of Bohemia A Man of Business Gaudissart II Unconscious Comedians Ferragus The Duchesse de Langeais The Girl with the Golden Eyes Father Goriot Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau The Firm of Nucingen Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan Bureaucracy Sarrasine Facino Cane Cousin Betty Cousin Pons The Lesser Bourgeoisie Scenes From Political Life An Historical Mystery An Episode Under the Terror The Brotherhood of Consolation Z. Marcas The Deputy of Arcis Scenes From Military Life The Chouans A Passion in the Desert Scenes From Country Life The Country Doctor Juana Farewell The Recruit El Verdugo A Drama on the Seashore The Red Inn The Elixir of Life Maitre Cornelius Catherine de' Medici Louis Lambert The Exiles Seraphita Short Stories The Napoleon of the People Droll Stories Plays Vautrin The Resources of Quinola Paméla Giraud The Stepmother Mercadet Analytical Studies The Physiology of Marriage Petty Troubles of Married Life Letters to Madame Hanska The Complete Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine ...