This comprehensive eBook presents the complete Human Comedy of Honoré de Balzac in English, with beautiful illustrations, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material.
CONTENTS:
THE HUMAN COMEDY
THE HISTORY OF ‘LA COMÉDIE HUMAINE’ AVANT-PROPOS (PREFACE)
STUDIES OF MANNERS IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Scenes from Private Life AT THE SIGN OF THE CAT AND RACKET THE BALL AT SCEAUX LETTERS OF TWO BRIDES THE PURSE MODESTE MIGNON A START IN LIFE ALBERT SAVARUS VENDETTA A SECOND HOME DOMESTIC PEACE MADAME FIRMIANI STUDY OF A WOMAN THE IMAGINARY MISTRESS A DAUGHTER OF EVE THE MESSAGE THE GRAND BRETECHE LA GRENADIERE THE DESERTED WOMAN HONORINE BEATRIX GOBSECK A WOMAN OF THIRTY FATHER GORIOT COLONEL CHABERT THE ATHEIST’S MASS THE COMMISSION IN LUNACY THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT ANOTHER STUDY OF WOMAN
Scenes from Provincial Life URSULE MIROUET EUGENIE GRANDET The Celibates PIERRETTE THE VICAR OF TOURS THE TWO BROTHERS Parisians in the Country THE ILLUSTRIOUS GAUDISSART THE MUSE OF THE DEPARTMENT The Jealousies of a Country Town THE OLD MAID THE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES Lost Illusions TWO POETS A DISTINGUISHED PROVINCIAL AT PARIS EVE AND DAVID
Scenes from Parisian Life The Thirteen FERRAGUS THE DUCHESSE DE LANGEAIS GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN EYES RISE AND FALL OF CÉSAR BIROTTEAU THE FIRM OF NUCINGEN
Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life ESTHER HAPPY: HOW A COURTESAN CAN LOVE WHAT LOVE COSTS AN OLD MAN THE END OF EVIL WAYS VAUTRIN’S LAST AVATAR SECRETS OF THE PRINCESSE DE CADIGNAN FACINO CANE SARRASINE PIERRE GRASSOU The Poor Relations COUSIN BETTY COUSIN PONS A MAN OF BUSINESS A PRINCE OF BOHEMIA GAUDISSART II BUREAUCRACY UNCONSCIOUS COMEDIANS THE LESSER BOURGEOISIE The Seamy Side of History MADAME DE LA CHANTERIE THE INITIATE
Scenes from Political Life AN EPISODE UNDER THE TERROR AN HISTORICAL MYSTERY The Deputy of Arcis THE ELECTION LETTERS EXPLANATORY MONSIEUR DE SALLENAUVE Z. MARCAS
Scenes from Military Life THE CHOUANS A PASSION IN THE DESERT
Scenes from Country Life SONS OF THE SOIL THE COUNTRY DOCTOR THE VILLAGE RECTOR THE LILY OF THE VALLEY
PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES THE MAGIC SKIN CHRIST IN FLANDERS MELMOTH RECONCILED THE UNKNOWN MASTERPIECE GAMBARA MASSIMILLA DONI THE ALKAHEST THE HATED SON FAREWELL JUANA THE RECRUIT EL VERDUGO A DRAMA ON THE SEASHORE MAITRE CORNELIUS THE RED INN Catherine de’ Medici THE CALVINIST MARTYR THE SECRETS OF THE RUGGIERI THE TWO DREAMS THE ELIXIR OF LIFE THE EXILES LOUIS LAMBERT SERAPHITA
ANALYTICAL STUDIES PHYSIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE LITTLE MISERIES OF CONJUGAL LIFE Pathology of Social Life (French text only) TRAITÉ DE LA VIE ÉLÉGANTE THÉORIE DE LA DÉMARCHE TRAITÉ DES EXCITANTS MODERNES
Description:
This comprehensive eBook presents the complete Human Comedy of Honoré de Balzac in English, with beautiful illustrations, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material.CONTENTS:
THE HUMAN COMEDY
THE HISTORY OF ‘LA COMÉDIE HUMAINE’
AVANT-PROPOS (PREFACE)
STUDIES OF MANNERS IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Scenes from Private Life
AT THE SIGN OF THE CAT AND RACKET
THE BALL AT SCEAUX
LETTERS OF TWO BRIDES
THE PURSE
MODESTE MIGNON
A START IN LIFE
ALBERT SAVARUS
VENDETTA
A SECOND HOME
DOMESTIC PEACE
MADAME FIRMIANI
STUDY OF A WOMAN
THE IMAGINARY MISTRESS
A DAUGHTER OF EVE
THE MESSAGE
THE GRAND BRETECHE
LA GRENADIERE
THE DESERTED WOMAN
HONORINE
BEATRIX
GOBSECK
A WOMAN OF THIRTY
FATHER GORIOT
COLONEL CHABERT
THE ATHEIST’S MASS
THE COMMISSION IN LUNACY
THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT
ANOTHER STUDY OF WOMAN
Scenes from Provincial Life
URSULE MIROUET
EUGENIE GRANDET
The Celibates
PIERRETTE
THE VICAR OF TOURS
THE TWO BROTHERS
Parisians in the Country
THE ILLUSTRIOUS GAUDISSART
THE MUSE OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Jealousies of a Country Town
THE OLD MAID
THE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES
Lost Illusions
TWO POETS
A DISTINGUISHED PROVINCIAL AT PARIS
EVE AND DAVID
Scenes from Parisian Life
The Thirteen
FERRAGUS
THE DUCHESSE DE LANGEAIS
GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN EYES
RISE AND FALL OF CÉSAR BIROTTEAU
THE FIRM OF NUCINGEN
Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life
ESTHER HAPPY: HOW A COURTESAN CAN LOVE
WHAT LOVE COSTS AN OLD MAN
THE END OF EVIL WAYS
VAUTRIN’S LAST AVATAR
SECRETS OF THE PRINCESSE DE CADIGNAN
FACINO CANE
SARRASINE
PIERRE GRASSOU
The Poor Relations
COUSIN BETTY
COUSIN PONS
A MAN OF BUSINESS
A PRINCE OF BOHEMIA
GAUDISSART II
BUREAUCRACY
UNCONSCIOUS COMEDIANS
THE LESSER BOURGEOISIE
The Seamy Side of History
MADAME DE LA CHANTERIE
THE INITIATE
Scenes from Political Life
AN EPISODE UNDER THE TERROR
AN HISTORICAL MYSTERY
The Deputy of Arcis
THE ELECTION
LETTERS EXPLANATORY
MONSIEUR DE SALLENAUVE
Z. MARCAS
Scenes from Military Life
THE CHOUANS
A PASSION IN THE DESERT
Scenes from Country Life
SONS OF THE SOIL
THE COUNTRY DOCTOR
THE VILLAGE RECTOR
THE LILY OF THE VALLEY
PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES
THE MAGIC SKIN
CHRIST IN FLANDERS
MELMOTH RECONCILED
THE UNKNOWN MASTERPIECE
GAMBARA
MASSIMILLA DONI
THE ALKAHEST
THE HATED SON
FAREWELL
JUANA
THE RECRUIT
EL VERDUGO
A DRAMA ON THE SEASHORE
MAITRE CORNELIUS
THE RED INN
Catherine de’ Medici
THE CALVINIST MARTYR
THE SECRETS OF THE RUGGIERI
THE TWO DREAMS
THE ELIXIR OF LIFE
THE EXILES
LOUIS LAMBERT
SERAPHITA
ANALYTICAL STUDIES
PHYSIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE
LITTLE MISERIES OF CONJUGAL LIFE
Pathology of Social Life (French text only)
TRAITÉ DE LA VIE ÉLÉGANTE
THÉORIE DE LA DÉMARCHE
TRAITÉ DES EXCITANTS MODERNES
OTHER WORKS:
The Short Stories
The Plays
ALL FIVE PLAYS
RESOURCES:
The Criticism
7 ESSAYS
The Biographies
5 BIOGRAPHIES
Glossary of Characters