Books by Honore De Balzac

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.

Francuska prowincja jako sielankowa oaza spokoju? Niekoniecznie. W powieści wchodzącej w skład "Komedii ludzkiej" Balzac przekonująco portretuje społeczność małego miasteczka, w którym wszyscy wszystkich znają i bezwzględnie walczą ze sobą o ograniczone dobra i honory. Szczery i prostolinijny ksiądz Birotteau oczekuje na zapowiadany awans w hierarchii kościelnej. Po śmierci swojego przyjaciela, księdza-intelektualisty Chapelouda, wynajmuje opustoszały po nim piękny pokój. Powodowany zazdrością kanonik Troubert zrobi jednak wszystko, by uprzykrzyć życie Birotteau. Powieść została zekranizowana w 1980 r., a główną rolę zagrał Jean Carmet.Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) - wybitny powieściopisarz francuski, autor wielotomowego cyklu "Komedia ludzka", uważany za jednego z ojców współczesnej powieści europejskiej. Jako dziecko został oddany na wykarmienie do mamki. Epizod długotrwałej rozłąki z biologiczną matką miał duży wpływ na jego życie, a poniekąd także na twórczość. Wcześnie opuścił dom rodzinny i od razu próbował utrzymać się z pisania. Za życia nie doczekał się jednak ani stabilizacji finansowej, ani większego uznania. Wszystkie jego powieści miłosne trafiały na indeks ksiąg zakazanych. Poślubił polską szlachciankę Ewelinę Hańską. Chętnie portretował dojrzałe bohaterki, które przekroczyły trzydziesty rok życia, stąd określenie "kobieta w wieku balzakowskim".

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...

1830. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome I. Premier volume de l'édition Furne 1842 Ginevra Piombo fait la connaissance de Luigi Porta, réfugié dans l'atelier d'un peintre chez qui elle prend des leçons. Luigi Porta a été blessé à Waterloo. Ginevra le secourt, le protège, et veut le présenter à sa famille. Mais elle découvre que les familles Piombo et Porta sont ennemies. Malgré le refus et les menaces de son père, elle épouse Porta pour le meilleur et pour le pire...

1830. La Comédie humaine Études de moeurs. Premier livre, Scènes de la vie privée Tome I. Premier volume de l'édition Furne 1842 Dans une rue sombre des alentours de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, vivent une mère et sa fille occupées à longueur de journée à des travaux de couture. Une de leur distraction est de regarder passer les hommes. Souvent, derrière un passant, la jeune fille rêve d'une idylle qui finit par arriver. Un jeune avocat épouse une jeune femme très religieuse. Mais avec les années, la religion se transforme en un rigorisme, une dévotion des plus étroites. Très vite, son mari en pleine réussite étouffe, et fuit cette vie étriquée. Deux histoires, deux vies parallèles dans ce roman où Balzac dénonce la bigoterie, et qui était initialement intitulé .

Les Chouans is an 1829 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) and included in the Scènes de la vie militaire section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in the French region of Brittany, the novel combines military history with a love story between the aristocratic Marie de Verneuil and the Chouan royalist Alphonse de Montauran. It takes place during the 1799 post-war uprising in Fougères. Balzac conceived the idea for the novel during a trip to Brittany arranged by a family friend in 1828. Intrigued by the people and atmosphere of the region, he began collecting notes and descriptions for later use. After publishing an Avertissement for the novel, he released three editions - each of them revised significantly.

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.

La Cousine Bette is an 1846 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. He sacrifices his family's fortune and good name to please Valérie, who leaves him for a well-off merchant named Crevel. The book is part of the Scènes de la vie parisienne section of Balzac's novel sequence La Comédie humaine ("The Human Comedy").

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.

Le Colonel Chabert is an 1832 novella by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850). It is included in his series of novels (or Roman-fleuve) known as La Comédie humaine (The Human Comedy), which depicts and parodies French society in the period of the Restoration (1815-1830) and the July Monarchy (1830-1848). This novella, originally published in Le Constitutionnel, was adapted for six different motion pictures, including two silent films. Colonel Chabert marries Rose Chapotel, a prostitute. Colonel Chabert then becomes a French cavalry officer who is held in high esteem by Napoleon Bonaparte. After being severely wounded in the Battle of Eylau (1807), Chabert is recorded as dead and buried with other French casualties.

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.

Ce document, écrit par Balzac à un moment où il avait du mal à vendre ses romans, se présente comme un mode d'emploi contre le vol et la tromperie. Il s'agit d'un livre de circonstance, dans un genre à la mode au XIXe siècle.

Melmoth Reconciled, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

The Lily of the Valley, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

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.

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.

Béatrix is an 1839 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) and included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. It first appeared in the periodical Le Siècle in August 1839, and appeared in volume form the same year. Balzac based the characters in this novel on real figures: Félicité des Touches, a celebrated musician and writer, is based on George Sand. Béatrix de Rochefide is based on Marie d'Agoult (who wrote under the pen name of Daniel Stern); Gennaro Conti is based on Franz Liszt; Claude Vignon is based on Gustave Planche.

" Pourquoi le célèbre chirurgien Desplein, qui se dit athée, fait-il célébrer une messe quatre fois par an en l¿église Saint-Sulpice ? On rencontre dans cette nouvelle le docteur Bianchon, familier de La Comédie humaine, présenté ici à ses débuts, alors qüil est étudiant¿ « Desplein n¿était pas dans le doute, il affirmait. Son athéisme pur et franc ressemblait à celui de beaucoup de savants, les meilleurs gens du monde, mais invinciblement athées, athées comme les gens religieux n¿admettent pas qüil puisse y avoir d¿athées. [...] »

" Ni Lucien, ni madame de Bargeton, ni Gentil, ni Albertine, la femme de chambre, ne parlèrent jamais des événements de ce voyage ; mais il est à croire que la présence continuelle des gens le rendit fort maussade pour un amoureux qui s¿attendait à tous les plaisirs d¿un enlèvement. Lucien, qui allait en poste pour la première fois de sa vie, fut très-ébahi de voir semer sur la route d¿Angoulême à Paris presque toute la somme qüil destinait à sa vie d¿une année. Comme les hommes qui unissent les grâces de l¿enfance à la force du talent, il eut le tort d¿exprimer ses naïfs étonnements à l¿aspect des choses nouvelles pour lui. Un homme doit bien étudier une femme avant de lui laisser voir ses émotions et ses pensées comme elles se produisent. Une maîtresse aussi tendre que grande sourit aux enfantillages et les comprend ; mais pour peu qüelle ait de la vanité, elle ne pardonne pas à son amant de s¿être montré enfant, vain ou petit. Beaucoup de femmes portent une si grande exagération dans leur culte, qüelles veulent toujours trouver un dieu dans leur idole ; tandis que celles qui aiment un homme pour lui-même avant de l¿aimer pour elles, adorent ses petitesses autant que ses grandeurs. Lucien n¿avait pas encore deviné que chez madame de Bargeton l¿amour était greffé sur l¿orgueil. Il eut le tort de ne pas s¿expliquer certains sourires qui échappèrent à Louise durant ce voyage, quand, au lieu de les contenir, il se laissait aller à ses gentillesses de jeune rat sorti de son trou. Les voyageurs débarquèrent à l¿hôtel du Gaillard-Bois, rue de l¿Échelle, avant le jour. Les deux amants étaient si fatigués l¿un et l¿autre, qüavant tout Louise voulut se coucher et se coucha, non sans avoir ordonné à Lucien de demander une chambre au-dessus de l¿appartement qüelle prit. Lucien dormit jusqüà quatre heures du soir...."

" Beaucoup de personnes ont dû rencontrer dans certaines provinces de France plus ou moins de chevaliers de Va- lois : il en existait un en Normandie, il s¿en trouvait un autre à Bourges, un troisième florissait en 1816 dans la ville d¿Alençon, peut-être le Midi possédait-il le sien. Mais le dénombrement de cette tribu valésienne est ici sans importance. Tous ces chevaliers, parmi lesquels il en est sans doute qui sont Valois comme Louis XIV était Bourbon, se connaissaient si peu entre eux, qüil ne fallait point leur parler des uns aux autres ; tous laissaient d¿ailleurs les Bourbons en parfaite tranquillité sur le trône de France, car il est un peu trop avéré que Henri IV devint roi faute d¿un héritier mâle dans la première branche d¿Orléans, dite de Va- lois. S¿il existe des Valois, ils proviennent de Charles de Va- lois, duc d¿Angoulême, fils de Charles IX et de Marie Touchet, de qui la postérité mâle s¿est également éteinte, jusqüà preuve contraire. Aussi ne fut-ce jamais sérieusement que l¿on prétendit donner cette illustre origine au mari de la fa- meuse Lamothe-Valois, impliquée dans l¿affaire du collier. Chacun de ces chevaliers, si les renseignements sont exacts, fut, comme celui d¿Alençon, un vieux gentilhomme, long, sec et sans fortune. Celui de Bourges avait émigré, ce- lui de Touraine s¿était caché, celui d¿Alençon avait guerroyé dans la Vendée et quelque peu chouanné. La majeure partie de la jeunesse de ce dernier s¿était passée à Paris, où la Ré- volution le surprit à trente ans au milieu de ses conquêtes. Accepté par la haute aristocratie de la province pour un vrai Valois, le chevalier de Valois d¿Alençon avait, comme ses homonymes, d¿excellentes manières et paraissait homme de haute compagnie...."