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Shorts from Scenes from Private Life

by Honoré de Balzac

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The short stories and novellas from the Scenes from Private Life portion of Balzac’s The Human Comedy represent a cross-section of French culture from the first half of the nineteenth century. There are drawing room intrigues of the rich (“Domestic Peace”), unrequited love (“The Imaginary Mistress”), a romance among the residents of a boarding house (“The Purse”), and even a Corsican vendetta (“The Vendetta”). Each of these, as well as the remaining stories in the collection, are marked by Balza

First published: 2023 1031 pages
Category
History
Priority
Recommended
Author works
14
Language
eng
Subjects
France--Social life and customs--19th century--FictionHistorical fiction, FrenchNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Veterans--FictionFictionShorts

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