Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Country Doctor
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Country Doctor (Le Médecin de Campagne)
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Country Doctor (Le Médecin de Campagne) and Other Stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Country Doctor (Le Médecin De Campagne) And Other Stories (Classic Reprint)
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331091486
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Excerpt from The Country Doctor (Le Medecin De Campagne) And Other Stories In hardly any of his books, with the possible exception of "Eugenie Grandet," does Balzac seem to have taken a greater interest than in "The Country Doctor;" and the fact of this interest, together with the merit and intensity of the book in each case, is, let it be repeated, a valid argument against those who would have it that there was something essentially sinister both in his genius and in his character. "The Country Doctor" was an early book; it was published in 1833, a date of which there is an interesting mark in the selection of the name "Evelina," the name of Madame Hanska, whom Balzac had just met, for the lost Jansenist love of Benassis; and it had been on the stocks for a considerable time. It is also noteworthy, as lying almost entirely outside the general scheme of the "Comedie Humaine" as far as personages go. Its chief characters in the remarkable, if not absolutely impeccable, repertoire of MM. Cerfberr and Chris-tophe (they have, a rare thing with them, missed Agathe the forsaken mistress) have no references appended to their articles, except to the book itself; and I cannot remember that any of the more generally pervading dramatis persona of the Comedy makes even an incidental appearance here. The book is as isolated as its scene and subject - I might have added, as its own beauty, which is singular and unique, nor wholly easy to give a critical account of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
The Country Doctor
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Country Doctor
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher: Hansebooks
ISBN: 9783337231064
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The Country Doctor - Le médecin de campagne - and other stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
The Country Doctor
Author: Honoré De BalzacPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981854653
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Dr. Benassis is a compassionate and conscientious physician who ministers to the psychological and spiritual as well as physical needs of the villagers among whom he has chosen to practice medicine. He has been instrumental in transforming the once-impoverished community into a progressive and healthy town, and he is now also its elected mayor. To Genestas, a soldier at a nearby military garrison, Dr. Benassis relates stories of the transformation he has wrought and eventually imparts the secrets of his buried past. Genestas asks the doctor to care for his sickly 16-year-old adopted son. Later, in gratitude for his son's recovery, Genestas swears that he will settle in the village and carry on the doctor's good and noble work.
The Country Doctor ; Le Medecin de Campagne; and Other Stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Country Doctor
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Country Doctor
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description