Hither, at the close of the year 1820, came a woman, still young, well known in Paris for her charm, her fair face, and her wit; and to the immense astonishment of the little village a mile away, this woman of high rank and corresponding fortune took up her abode at Saint-Lange.
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good...but not his best,
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This novel actually follows our leading character, Julie, from being a teenager; in chapter 1 her father takes her to a review of the troops and notices her absorption in a certain handsome colonel whom he counsels her against marrying. The story moves on, father dies and Julie does indeed marry Victor. I dont want to spoil the book for you but there is marital discord, illicit love, parenting problems with one child ever left out in the cold (and the repercussions of THAT!) and the trials of old age. The book's weakness comes when Balzac leaves the more mundane themes of relationships and goes off on a flight of fancy with Helene's bizarre elopement and frankly unbelievable exploits thereafter
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A woman of thirty,
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I love French literature and Balzac has an extraordinary insight into human nature. I always wanted to read this book however the translation is not the best.
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TERRIBLE BINDING!,
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I have two reviews for this book, but the most essential piece of information I can offer is that this book is very shoddily made - upon reading the book only once, it now looks like a well loved used book. Sections of pages cracked right out of the binding. Also, the edition has some strange text/typing issues which didn't bother me as much, but by all means spring for the other, slightly more expensive version.
I won't expound with a full review here, however this book is worth reading, especially to die-hard Balzac fans (of which I'm one). Learning that the piece was culled from unrelated stories made the somewhat shaky plot lines defensible, but it's strength is in just a few fantastic passages on women and age. A short read with some gems of prose - and how can you beat plot twists involving pirate queens? You'll see . . .
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It was a Sunday morning in the beginning of April 1813, a morning which gave promise of one of those bright days when Parisians, for the first time in the year, behold dry pavements underfoot and a cloudless sky overhead. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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It was a Sunday morning in the beginning of April 1813, a morning which gave promise of one of those bright days when Parisians, for the first time in the year, behold dry pavements underfoot and a cloudless sky overhead. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Lord Grenville, Place du Carrousel, Charles de Vandenesse, Marquis de Vandenesse, Louis Quinze, Madame la Marquise, Palace of the Tuileries New!
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- Wilhelm Tell by Frederick Schiller on page 116
- Wilhelm Tell (German Literary Classics in Translation) by Friedrich von Schiller on page 116
- Wilhelm Tell by Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller on page 116
- Wilhelm Tell by Friedrich Von Schiller on page 116
- The Thirteen by Honoré de Balzac on page 109, page 241, and Back Matter
- James Joyce and Sexuality by Richard Brown in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Another Study of Woman by Honore De Balzac on page 35
- A Start in Life by Honore De Balzac on page 161
- A Daughter of Eve by Honore De Balzac on page 105
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