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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 1888247 pages
843.7
Category
Literature
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
14
Editions known
45
Classification
Dewey (DDC)
843.7
Library of Congress (LCC)
PQ2165.C5 E5 1998PQ2165.C5E5 2004PQ2165.C5 E5 1998ebPZ0003.B22 Cub14
Subjects
Chinese fictionContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)CrimeFictionFiction, generalFiction, historical, generalFrance, fictionFrench fictionGeneralHistoryLong Now Manual for CivilizationManners and customs
This edition
ISBN 9787539617138English
DATE DUE
First published1888
StatusREAD

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