Forfatter fødeår: 1799-1850
In 'Ferragus, Chief of the Devorants' Balzac skillfully traces a dazzling panorama of 19th century Parisian streets and vividly invokes a sparkling menagerie of... Læs mere
'An Historical Mystery' tells the story of a mysterious kidnapping, coupled with the romantic intrigue blossoming within the higher circles of power while Napoleon I was at the... Læs mere
Due to Balzac’s death in 1850, 'The Deputy of Arcis' was left incomplete at its most compelling moment. A political satire criticizing the electoral system, taking place in the... Læs mere
Exquisitely deploying the story-within-a-story narrative, 'Honorine' is a tale casting piercing insight into the fabric of the human condition. Comtesse Honorine de Bauvan was married off to... Læs mere
'Eugenie Grandet' is one of the earliest and most famous novels in Balzac's 'The Human Comedy' cycle. The dreary Grandet household, inundated by the overwhelming greed and miserliness of... Læs mere
'The Ball at Sceaux' is one of the oldest books in Balzac's 'The Human Comedy' series. It tells the story of Émilie de Fontaine, a pretentious and spoiled young lady who refuses to... Læs mere
Parismusikern Sylvain Pons har två stora svagheter i livet: han har en passion för att samla på konstverk och han älskar god mat. Hans kollega och rumskamrat, den tyske pianisten Wilhelm... Læs mere
Lisbeth Fischer, paysanne vosgienne montée sur Paris pour goûter à la vie mondaine, vit dans l'ombre de la famille de sa cousine Adeline Hulot. Maladivement jalouse de sa beauté et de... Læs mere
La noble Émilie de Fontaine a depuis toujours refusé d'épouser ses prétendants de « bas-rangs ». Mais aujourd'hui, elle est tombée sous les charmes d’un mystérieux jeune homme au bal... Læs mere
Au détour d'une rue mal famée de Paris, l'officier de cavalerie Auguste de Maulincour aperçoit au loin Clémence Desmarets dont il est secrètement amoureux. Elle jette des... Læs mere
Countess Marie de Vandenesse, bored out of her mind in a marriage to a good man, decides to adopt an up-and-coming young playwright, Raoul Nathan, as her lover. Mistakenly believing... Læs mere
The novella unfolds around a blind old man, Facino Cane who claims to be a descendant of the 14th century condottiere of the same name. The narrator meets Facino Cane at a wedding, and... Læs mere