La Comédie humaine - Volume 05. Scènes de la vie de Province - Tome 01 by Balzac
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49482.html.images | 1.2 MB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49482.epub3.images | 2.5 MB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49482.epub.images | 2.5 MB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49482.epub.noimages | 545 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49482.kf8.images | 2.8 MB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49482.kindle.images | 2.7 MB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49482.txt.utf-8 | 1.2 MB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/49482/pg49482-h.zip | 2.3 MB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Title | La Comédie humaine - Volume 05. Scènes de la vie de Province - Tome 01 |
| Note | Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | Ursule Mirouet -- Eugénie Grandet -- Les Célibataires (première histoire): Pierrette. |
| Credits |
Produced by Claudine Corbasson, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries). |
| Summary | "La Comédie humaine - Volume 05. Scènes de la vie de Province - Tome 01" by Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. This installment focuses on the complex lives of characters in a provincial setting, specifically examining the consequences of wealth, family, and societal expectations. The narrative introduces various characters, notably Minoret-Levrault, a powerful master of the post, and the enigmatic Doctor Minoret, hinting at the intertwining plots surrounding inheritance and relationships in the small town of Nemours. At the start of the narrative, the reader is drawn into the everyday life of Nemours, where we meet Minoret-Levrault, who eagerly awaits the return of his son Désiré. Amidst the picturesque provincial landscape, discussions about family and inheritance dominate the local atmosphere, particularly as whispers circulate about the relatively wealthy Doctor Minoret and the implications of his past. The tension builds as the characters speculate on the potential changes in their fortunes, especially concerning the young girl Ursule, who becomes a focal point of concern for the greedy relatives. This opening elegantly sets the stage for exploring deeper themes of jealousy, ambition, and the complexities of human relationships within the shifting dynamics of wealth and power in a small town. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 49482 |
| Release Date | Jul 18, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 99 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
