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Honoré de Balzac

20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850

Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of almost 100 novels and plays collectively entitled La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the fall of Napoléon Bonaparte in 1815. (Source.)

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  • Cover of: Father Goriot

    First published in 1800 439 editions in 10 languages — 41 previewable Cover of edition lepregoriot00balzuoft Cover of edition cu31924027740830 Cover of edition cu31924051657090 Cover of edition lepregoriotsc00balzuoft Cover of edition 1910lepregor00balzuoft Cover of edition lepregoriotedi00balzuoft Cover of edition lepregorio00balz Cover of edition peregoriot00balziala Cover of edition lepregori00balz
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  • Cover of: Droll Stories

    First published in 1855 140 editions in 3 languages — 39 previewable Cover of edition bnf-btv1b8600226g Cover of edition lescontesdrolat00balz Cover of edition drollstories0000balz Cover of edition balzacscontesdro00balz Cover of edition drollstories0000unse_i3j9 Cover of edition drollstories0000unse_y6v6 Cover of edition drollstories0000unse_m4b1 Cover of edition cu31924008136347 Cover of edition drollstories0000unse_z2r1
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  • Cover of: Eugénie Grandet

    First published in 1868 137 editions in 8 languages — 18 previewable Cover of edition eugeniegrandet00balz Cover of edition eugniegrande00balz Cover of edition eugeniegrandet00balzrich Cover of edition eugeniegrandet00balz_3 Cover of edition eugniegrandet00balzuoft Cover of edition eugniegrandet00balzgoog Cover of edition eugniegrandet02balzgoog Cover of edition eugniegrandet05balzgoog Cover of edition eugniegrandet06balzgoog
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  • Cover of: Lost illusions: The two poets; Eve and David.

    First published in 1837 71 editions in 6 languages — 12 previewable Cover of edition illusionsperdues01balzuoft Cover of edition lostillusionstwo00balzrich Cover of edition lostillusions00balziala Cover of edition lostillusionstwo01balz Cover of edition cu31924089958007 Cover of edition illusionsperdue00balzgoog Cover of edition lostillusions0000balz_m2e9 Cover of edition illusionsperdues0000balz_l1q2 Cover of edition illusionsperdues0000balz
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres complètes

    First published in 1874 57 editions in 1 language — 52 previewable Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte18balzuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte11balzuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte03balzuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte19balzuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte12balzuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte02balzuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte05balzuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte17balzuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte04balzuoft
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  • Cover of: A woman of thirty: The seamy side of history, and other stories

    First published in 1856 48 editions in 4 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition lafemmedetrente00balzgoog Cover of edition lafemmedetrentea0000balz_x6t6 Cover of edition lafemmedetrentea0000balz Cover of edition lafemmedetrentea0000balz_a1h7
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  • Cover of: Lost Illusions

    First published in 1898 45 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Cousin Betty

    First published in 1888 45 editions in 5 languages — 11 previewable Cover of edition cousinbette00balzrich Cover of edition cousinbettycous00warigoog Cover of edition writingcollegeth0000unse Cover of edition cousinbette0000balz_e0b1 Cover of edition cousinbetteparto00balz_0 Cover of edition cousinbette00balz Cover of edition cousinbette0000balz_s7r2 Cover of edition cousinbette0000balz Cover of edition cousinbette00balz_0
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  • Cover of: La peau de chagrin

    First published in 1800 42 editions in 3 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition lapeaudechagrin04balz Cover of edition lapeaudechagrinr01balz Cover of edition lapeaudechag183302balz Cover of edition lapeaudechagrin00balzgoog Cover of edition lapeaudechagrin0000hono_p0u9 Cover of edition lapeaudechagrin0000balz_n3n9 Cover of edition lapeaudechagrin0000balz_s2v8 Cover of edition lapeaudechagrin00balz Cover of edition lapeaudechagrin0000balz
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  • Cover of: physiology of marriage: petty troubles of married life ; repertory of the Comédie Humaine

    First published in 1830 40 editions in 2 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition physiologieduma01balz Cover of edition physiologiedumar00balzuoft Cover of edition physiologieduma00balz Cover of edition physiologyofmarr00balziala Cover of edition physiologyofmarr00balz Cover of edition physiologyofmarr00balzuoft Cover of edition physiologymarri00balzgoog Cover of edition physiologiedumar0000balz Cover of edition isbn_9780801855504
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  • Cover of: The works of Honoré de Balzac

    First published in 1896 39 editions in 1 language — 33 previewable Cover of edition cu31924012868042 Cover of edition worksofhonorde25balzuoft Cover of edition worksofhonorde17balzuoft Cover of edition worksofhonorde33balzuoft Cover of edition worksofhonorde03balzuoft Cover of edition worksofhonorde13balzuoft Cover of edition worksofhonorde22balzuoft Cover of edition worksofhonorde07balzuoft Cover of edition worksofhonorde02balzuoft
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  • Cover of: The harlot's progress: splendeurs et Miseres des Courtisanes

    First published in 1838 37 editions in 5 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition splendeursetmis02balz Cover of edition harlotsprogress02balziala Cover of edition splendeursetmis00balz Cover of edition splendeursetmis01balz Cover of edition harlotsprogresss02balziala Cover of edition harlotsprogresss00balz Cover of edition aharlotsprogres00balzgoog
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  • Cover of: Béatrix.

    First published in 1839 36 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition batrix00balzuoft Cover of edition beatrixjealousie00balziala Cover of edition beatrix00balz Cover of edition beatrix0000balz
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  • Cover of: Le Cousin Pons

    First published in 1873 33 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition lecousinponsedit00balzuoft Cover of edition lecousinpons01balzgoog Cover of edition lecousinpons0000balz
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  • Cover of: La cousine Bette [scènes de la vie parisienne]

    First published in 1846 33 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition lacousinebette01balz Cover of edition lacousinebette00balzuoft Cover of edition lacousinebette0000balz Cover of edition lacousinebette0000balz_x1n2
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  • Cover of: The magic skin.

    First published in 1889 32 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition magicskin00balz Cover of edition wildasssskinlape0000balz
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  • Cover of: Cousin Pons

    First published in 2008 31 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Ursule Mirouët

    First published in 1883 30 editions in 2 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition ursulemirou00balz Cover of edition ursulemirouet00balzuoft Cover of edition ursulemirouet00balziala Cover of edition ursulemiroutot00balz Cover of edition ursulemirouted00balzuoft Cover of edition ursulemirout00balz Cover of edition ursulemirouet00balzgoog Cover of edition ursulemirout00balzgoog Cover of edition ursulemirout03balzgoog
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  • Cover of: Physiology of Marriage

    First published in 2004 30 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: La comédie humaine

    First published in 1837 30 editions in 3 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition lacomdiehumai14balz Cover of edition comediehumaine0033balz Cover of edition lacomdiehumain31balzuoft Cover of edition lacomdiehumain06balz Cover of edition lacomdiehumain18balz Cover of edition lacomdiehumain01balz Cover of edition lacomdiehumain05balz
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Subjects
Fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Social life and customs, France, fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general, Translations into English, French fiction, French literature, Fiction - General, History, Manners and customs, Marriage, General & Literary Fiction, General, Balzac, honore de, 1799-1850, France in fiction, Romance literature, Chouans, French language materials, Fathers and daughters, Fiction, short stories (single author), French Short stories, French literature, history and criticism, 18th century
Places
France, Paris (France), Paris, Brittany (France), Europe, Fa guo, United States, Alabama, Brittany, Cambridge, Eton College, Frankreich, França, Jamaica, Jefferson, Le Havre, Louisiana, L’Abri, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New England, New York City, Normandy, Normandy (France), Owl Creek Bridge
People
Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), Catherine de Médicis Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France (1519-1589), Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Honoré de Balzac Madame (ca. 1800-1881 or 2), Stendhal (1783-1842), Ernest Valdemar, Fernand Angué, Hono Balzac (1799-1850), Katharine Prescott Wormeley, Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), Anne Charlotte Laure (Sallambier) de Balzac (1779-1854), Armand Aubigny, Aunt Glosspan, Billy Weaver, Carlos, Catherine de Me dicis Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France (1519-1589), Christopher Mulholland, Colonel Chabert, Colonel Sartoris, Devil, Désirée, Emily Grierson, Eugénie Grandet, Ewelina (Hrabina Rzewuska) afterwards Mme De Balzac, - Hanska, Faith Brown
Time
19th century, Louis XVIII, 1814-1824, Directory, 1795-1799, Jin dai, 19th Century France, Antebellum era, Revolution, 1789-1799, The Bourbon Restoration, Wars of the Vendée, 1793-1832, 1600s, 1789-1815, 1789-1900, 1819, 1820-1840, 1829, 1830-1848, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 19e siècle, 20e siècle, American Civil War, Civil War, Siglo XIX, The Middle Ages or immediate post-Middle Ages., The Paris of the July Monarchy 1830 - 1848

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January 8, 2024 Edited by jacques2636 Edited without comment.
August 21, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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June 29, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import