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Footsteps of Fate
This gripping novel from prominent Dutch writer Louis Couperus caused quite a stir when it was published, provoking strong, divided reactions from critics around the world. …
Commission in Lunacy
Part of Honore de Balzac's sprawling epic The Human Comedy, the novella The Commission in Lunacy focuses on the story of a bachelor who feels his youth rapidly slipping away and …
Prince of Bohemia
This short vignette from Honore de Balzac, a key figure in French realism, is a story within a story. The narrator, Nathan, regales a pair of aristocratic ladies with stories about …
Episode under the Terror
Set in the aftermath of the French Revolution, this short story from the Scenes of Political Life section of Honore de Balzac's The Human Comedy immerses readers in the terrifying …
Another Study of Woman
"e;Another Study of Woman"e; is a narrative hovering between a short story and a novella in terms of length, extracted from Honore de Balzac's multi-volume masterpiece The …
Elixir of Life
Some of the short stories in the Philosophical Studies section of Honore de Balzac's The Human Comedy have hints of the mystical and supernatural. These elements are very …
Exiles
Though Honore de Balzac is now lauded as a master of the literary genre of social realism, a sizable number of his stories and novels also contain supernatural and mystical …
Cathedral
Architecture lovers and Francophiles, rejoice. French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans' novel set at the famed cathedral at Chartres contains such detailed descriptions of the site's …
La Grande Breteche
Predating Edgar Allen Poe's remarkably similar story "e;The Cask of Amontillado"e; by more than a decade, Honore de Balzac's chilling tale "e;La Grande Breteche"e; …
Facino Cane
The short story "e;Facino Cane"e; has been categorized as both a "e;Philosophical Study"e; and a "e;Scene of Paris Life"e; in various editions of French …
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket
This novel is part of the Scenes of Private Life section of Honore de Balzac's sweeping saga The Human Comedy. Renowned artist Theodore de Sommervieux falls head-over-heels in love …
Ball at Sceaux
One of the earliest pieces Balzac penned for his sweeping story cycle The Human Comedy, this novella is found in the Scenes of Private Life section of the series. Social climber …