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Cousin Bette

by Honoré de Balzac

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La Cousine Bette is an 1847 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. Set in mid-19th-century Paris, it tells the story of an unmarried middle-aged woman who plots the destruction of her extended family. Bette works with Valérie Marneffe, an unhappily married young lady, to seduce and torment a series of men. One of these is Baron Hector Hulot, husband to Bette's cousin Adeline.

First published 1888 247 pages
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Literature
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Must-Read
Author works
14
Editions known
45
Classification
DDC 843.7 LCC PQ-2165.00000000.C5 E5 1998 Chinese fictionContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)CrimeFictionFiction, generalFiction, historical, generalFrance, fictionFrench fiction
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ISBN 9787539617138 English
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