History of the thirteen
/ Honoré de Balzac ; translated and introduced by Herbert J. Hunt
- Harmondsworth, Eng. : Penguin Books , 1974
- 390 p. ; 20 cm.
- Penguin classics .
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Ferragus.--The Duchesse de Langeais.--The girl with the golden eyes
Purports to be the history of a secret society. But in it the author also examines the nature of love. This trilogy of stories, which laid the foundation for his scenes of Parisian life, is a vivacious evocation of all ranks of that society in its tumultuous detail.
9780140443011
74195973
France---Social life and customs---19th century----Fiction