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Hacia mediados del mes de julio del año de 1838, uno de esos coches recientemente puestos en circulación por las plazas de París, llamados milores, rodaba por la calle de la Universidad, conduciendo a un hombre grueso, de mediana estatura, vestido con el uniforme de la Guardia Nacional. Entre el número de esos parisienses acusados de ser tan espirituales encuéntranse los que se creen infinitamente mejor de uniforme que con su traje ordinario, y que suponen en las mujeres gustos lo bastante depravados como para imaginar que han de verse favorablemente impresionadas ante el aspecto de una gorra de pelo y por el arnés militar. El rostro de aquel capitán, perteneciente a la segunda legión, respiraba una propia satisfacción, que hacía resplandecer su tez encendida de color y su rostro medianamente mofletudo. Ante aquella aureola que la riqueza adquirida en el comercio pone en la frente de los tenderos ya retirados, adivinábase en el capitán a uno de los elegidos de París, por lo menos antiguo adjunto de su distrito. Creed también que no faltaba la cinta de la Legión de Honor sobre su pecho, arrogantemente combado a la prusiana. Instalado altivamente en el rincón del milor, aquel hombre condecorado dejaba errar sus miradas sobre los transeúntes que, a menudo, en París, recogen de este modo agradables sonrisas dirigidas a hermosos ojos ausentes.

A book by Honore de Balzac titled "Scenes from a Courtesan's Life" was part of his massive body of work known as "The Human Comedy." Esther van Gobseck, a courtesan, and the society she lives in are both explored in the book. Esther, popularly known as La Torpille, overcomes hardships to establish herself as a renowned courtesan in Paris. Several men adore her, notably Lucien de Rubempre, a young poet who eventually falls in love with her. Esther's past and connections to the criminal underground, however, complicate her existence. She is also up against rival courtesans who are fighting for the attention of rich and influential men. The intricate network of connections and power structures in 19th-century French society is shown in the book. In addition to examining the corrupting effects of riches and power, Balzac also examines the topics of love, money, and social standing. The book also makes fun of society's hypocritical standards, which let males indulge in their wants while penalizing women who do the same. "Scenes from a Courtesan's Life" provides a compelling and perceptive portrait of French society in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A timeless literary classic, Balzac's work vividly captures the human experience via his complex characters and beautifully descriptive prose.

The early 19th century is the setting for Honore de Balzac's book "Eugenie Grandet," which takes place in the French town of Saumur. The Grandet family, who are both affluent and exceedingly thrifty, is the focus of the narrative. Felix Grandet, the family patriarch, was formerly a cooper who amassed wealth via wise investments. He lives in a large home, a representation of his riches and social standing in the community, with his wife and daughter Eugenie. Charles, Eugenie's cousin, who stays with the family, adores this lovely and innocent young lady. Felix Grandet, who considers Charles to be a possible danger to his fortune, opposes the marriage. The reader is exposed to the various personalities in the town as the plot develops; everyone has their own secrets and aspirations. Balzac explores the themes of greed, love, and the corrupting power of money using the town as a microcosm of French society. The sad conclusion of the book reveals the dark secrets of the Grandet family and the consequences of their greed. As the rest of the village carries on with their activities, unconcerned with Eugenie's destiny, she is left alone and sad.

Honore de Balzac wrote a book titled "Father Goriot". The story, which takes place in Paris in the early 19th century, explores the concepts of love, wealth, and social status. The protagonist Father Goriot, an old widower who has used his fortune to support his two daughters, and other people are followed throughout the novel. But, the daughters have left him and are now leading lavish lifestyles while disregarding the needs of their father. Eugene de Rastignac, a young law student who is lured into Parisian high society, is another key figure. One of Father Goriot's daughters, Delphine, is the object of Rastignac's affection. Delphine, meanwhile, is already married to a rich, ruthless man who is using her to maintain his social status. The novel shows the dramatic difference between middle-class hardship and the lifestyles of the rich elite. Balzac depicts the greed and corruption that often go hand in hand with the chase of money and social prestige. Father Goriot dies in poverty and is left by his daughters at the novel's terrible conclusion, and Rastignac realises the full price of his ambitions. "Father Goriot" is a potent examination of 19th-century French society as well as a timeless look at human nature and the quest for happiness.

In Honore de Balzac's novella "The Village Rector," a French village serves as the backdrop. The protagonist of the story is Abbe Francois Birotteau, the loved and respected local rector. The dynamics of the village shift with the advent of a new prefect, Monsieur de Rastignac. The prefect views Abbe as a hindrance to his ambitions to develop and rehabilitate the community. He starts to circulate misleading stories about Abbe's personality in an effort to undermine him and take over the community. Notwithstanding the malicious accusations, Abbe chooses to ignore them and concentrate on his pastoral responsibilities. He loses the support of the locals as they start to distrust him. The themes of power, corruption, and the resiliency of the human spirit are all explored throughout the novella. In the end, Abbe is defended because of the villagers' admiration for his honesty and selflessness. The novella is a celebration of timeless human virtues like kindness and compassion as well as a condemnation of the corrupt political system of the day. It is a moving tale of how people may find courage in their beliefs and the help of their community.

Honore de Balzac's book "Seraphita" is a work of fiction. It tells the story of a young man named Wilfrid who develops a fascination with the enigmatic Seraphitus. Seraphitus is one of a group of supernatural entities who live in the Norwegian highlands. Wilfrid is first captivated to Seraphitus by the purity and beauty of his/her voice, but as he immerses himself more into Seraphitus' world, he starts to have doubts about his/her own views on love, gender, and spirituality. As the story goes on, Wilfrid develops feelings for Seraphitus but finds it difficult to comprehend their romance due to Seraphitus' uncertain gender. Seraphitus finally discloses that he or she is a manifestation of the divine and that love is a force that is independent of gender and physical appearance. "Seraphita" is known for exploring topics connected to gender, sexuality, and spirituality. Balzac utilizes the book as a platform to criticize gender stereotypes and promote a more flexible and inclusive concept of identity.

Honoré de Balzac; born Honoré Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus. Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous writers, including the novelists Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, Gustave Flaubert, and Henry James, and filmmakers François Truffaut and Jacques Rivette.

Honoré de Balzac; born Honoré Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus. Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous writers, including the novelists Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, Gustave Flaubert, and Henry James, and filmmakers François Truffaut and Jacques Rivette.

Massimilla Doni is a short story by Honoré de Balzac. Its first chapter was published in 1837 in the Études philosophiques of la Comédie humaine alongside Gambara, les Proscrits and Séraphîta. Its second chapter was published in 1839 in the review la France musicale, under the title Une représentation du 'Mosè in Egitto' by Rossini in Venice, with a preamble underlining the role Stendhal had played in making Rossini known in France. George Sand, with whom Balzac had shared his enthusiasm for Mosè in Egitto, advised the writer to put his story on paper.

" Vers la fin du mois d¿octobre dernier, un jeune homme entra dans le Palais-Royal au moment où les maisons de jeu s¿ouvraient, conformément à la loi qui protège une passion essentiellement imposable. Sans trop hésiter, il monta l¿escalier du tripot désigné sous le nom de numéro 36.¿ Monsieur, votre chapeau, s¿il vous plaît ? lui cria d¿une voix sèche et grondeuse un petit vieillard blême accroupi dans l¿ombre, protégé par une barricade, et qui se leva soudain en montrant une figure moulée sur un type ignoble."

Louis Lambert is an 1832 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), included in the Études philosophiques section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set mostly in a school at Vendôme, it examines the life and theories of a boy genius fascinated by the Swedish philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). Balzac wrote Louis Lambert during the summer of 1832 while he was staying with friends at the Château de Saché, and published three editions with three different titles. The novel contains a minimal plot, focusing mostly on the metaphysical ideas of its boy-genius protagonist and his only friend (eventually revealed to be Balzac himself). Although it is not a significant example of the realist style for which Balzac became famous, the novel provides insight into the author's own childhood.

Honoré de Balzac; born Honoré Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus. Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous writers, including the novelists Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, Gustave Flaubert, and Henry James, and filmmakers François Truffaut and Jacques Rivette.

Honoré de Balzac; born Honoré Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus. Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous writers, including the novelists Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, Gustave Flaubert, and Henry James, and filmmakers François Truffaut and Jacques Rivette.

Honoré de Balzac; born Honoré Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus. Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous writers, including the novelists Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, Gustave Flaubert, and Henry James, and filmmakers François Truffaut and Jacques Rivette.

Gambara is a short story by Honoré de Balzac, first published in 1837 in the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris at the request of its editor Maurice Schlesinger. It is one of the Études philosophiques of La Comédie humaine. Schlesinger commissioned the novella to promote Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera, Les Huguenots, which he was also publishing. At the time of its publication, Balzac was going every week to the Théâtre des Italiens, watching the shows from the box of the Guidoboni-Visconti, Italian friends of his who had first met him in the Scala in Milan and at the shows in Venice. The text was edited into a single volume with le Cabinet des Antiques, published by éditions Souverain in 1839, before being published by édition Furne in 1846 in the Études philosophiques.

Honoré de Balzac; born Honoré Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus. Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous writers, including the novelists Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, Gustave Flaubert, and Henry James, and filmmakers François Truffaut and Jacques Rivette.

1842. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome I. Premier volume de l'édition Furne 1842 Clémentine du Rouvre a épousé le comte Laginski, noble polonais. Elle découvre que depuis un bon moment, la fortune de sa maison est en fait gérée, secrètement, par un autre polonais, Paz, ami de son mari: la voici quasiment «mariée avec deux polonais». Clémentine et Paz se découvrent, mais Paz, par fidélité à son ami, s'invente une liaison avec Malaga, une écuyère de cirque.

1830. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome II. Deuxième volume de l'édition Furne 1842 Lors d'une soirée , l'avoué Derville surprend une conversation entre la vicomtesse de Grandlieu et sa fille éprise d'un prétendant sans fortune. Afin de prévenir celleci d'une mauvaise aventure, l'avoué Derville raconte une histoire de jeunesse où, simple clerc, il fut témoin d'une transaction entre Gobseck, usurier hors du commun, et la comtesse de Restaud... JeanEsther Gobseck est un virtuose dans son domaine, il pratique l'usure comme on pratique un art. Dans ce portrait d'un de ses plus puissants personnages, Balzac écrit, là, son premier chef d'oeuvre.

1829. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome I. Premier volume de l'édition Furne 1842 Drapier, monsieur Guillaume tient boutique à Paris. Il a deux filles à marier, et prévoit d'unir l'aînée, mademoiselle Virginie, à son premier commis. La cadette, mademoiselle Augustine, va s'éprendre d'un jeune artiste. Deux mariages, deux destins opposés. Dans ce roman placé en tête de La Comédie Humaine, Balzac traite plusieurs de ses thèmes favoris, les oppositions entre le passé et le présent, la vie d'artiste et la bourgeoisie, la prudence qui dure et la passion qui détruit.

1829. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome I. Premier volume de l'édition Furne 1842 Au cours d'un grand bal, une belle inconnue attire les regards de deux jeunes séducteurs. Dans des jeux de salon, les intrigues se font et se défont tandis qu'une bague de grande valeur change à plusieurs reprises de propriétaire.

1832. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome II. Deuxième volume de l'édition Furne 1842 Bien qu'écrite deux avant , cette nouvelle met en scène Mme de Beauséant, qui, abandonnée par son amant dans , s'est retirée dans son château de Normandie. La retraite de Mme de Beauséant va être troublée par la venue d'un jeune homme dont c'est le premier amour. Une des plus poétiques et dramatiques nouvelles de Balzac.

1842. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome II. Deuxième volume de l'édition Furne 1842 est une nouvelle composite, formée de cinq récits distincts qui sont autant de fables, nouvelles dans la nouvelle. Balzac réunit ici tous ses personnages favoris: le baron de Nucingen, Eugène de Rastignac, Joseph Bridault, Émile Blondet, lord et lady Dudley et leur fille lady Barimore, Félicité des Touches (George Sand), qui reçoit tout ce monde dans l'intimité autour d'une bonne table, et où l'on trouve encore Delphine de Nucingen, la marquise d'Espard, la Diane de Maufrigneuse, le général de Montriveau, la comtesse de Sérisy.

1832. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome I. Premier volume de l'édition Furne 1842 Hippolyte Schinner, jeune artiste peintre, fait une chute dans son atelier. Il se réveille entouré de ses deux voisines, madame de Rouville et sa fille, Adélaïde. Devenu habitué de leur maison, Hippolyte découvre leur vie de misère et rencontre d'étonnants personnages qui, tous les soirs, viennent perdre de l'argent au jeu. Un soir, Hippolyte oublie sa bourse. Adélaïde dit ne pas l'avoir trouvé, il doute de la moralité de ses deux voisines... Cette nouvelle de Balzac est une peinture de personnages vivant en huisclos, pour lesquels le temps semble s'être arrêté, mais également la peinture délicate d'un amour naissant, avec ses moments de joie, et de doute.

1838. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome II. Deuxième volume de l'édition Furne 1842 Dans sa confortable maison parisienne, la jeune MarieAngélique de Vandenesse, mariée au comte Félix de Vandenesse, s'ennuie déjà. Elle rencontre Nathan, un jeune écrivain. Celuici pour être digne de sa brillante conquête, se lance dans des projets politicolittéraires. Mais ses affaires tournent mal, et pour le sauver, l'imprudente MarieAngélique souscrit des lettres de change...

1831. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome I. Premier volume de l'édition Furne 1842 Qui est cette madame Firmiani pour laquelle le jeune Octave de Camps s'est ruiné ? Monsieur de Bourbonne, oncle d'Octave, monte à Paris pour découvrir qui est réellement cette femme dont la personnalité est controversée dans le tout Paris...