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  • Father Goriot

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Old Man Goriot

    Monsieur Goriot is one of a disparate group of lodgers at Mademe Vauquer's dingy Parisian boarding house. At first his wealth inspires respect, but as his circumstances are mysteriously reduced he becomes shunned by those around him, and soon his only remaining visitors are his two beautifully dressed daughters. Goriot's fate is intertwined with two other fellow boarders: the young social climber ... Read more

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  • Droll Stories Volume 1

    "Droll Stories" is known for its ribald humor, wit, and satire. The tales are set in medieval and Renaissance France and feature a colorful cast of characters, including monks, nobles, knights, and peasants. Balzac uses these characters to lampoon various aspects of society, religion, and human folly.The stories in "Droll Stories" are often filled with irreverent and exaggerated humor, and they ... Read more

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  • Droll Stories Volume 2

    "Droll Stories" is known for its ribald humor, wit, and satire. The tales are set in medieval and Renaissance France and feature a colorful cast of characters, including monks, nobles, knights, and peasants. Balzac uses these characters to lampoon various aspects of society, religion, and human folly.The stories in "Droll Stories" are often filled with irreverent and exaggerated humor, and they ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • At The Sign of The Cat and Racket

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • A Distinguished Provincial at Paris

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Parisians in the Country

    Classic novel. According to Wikipedia: "Honore de Balzac (May 20, 1799 - August 18, 1850) was a nineteenth-century French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of almost 100 novels and plays collectively entitled La Comedie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815. Due to his keen observation of detail and ... Read more

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  • Pere Goriot

    Père Goriot marked the beginning of Balzac’s towering project La Comédie Humaine, his series of novels and short stories depicting “the whole pell-mell of civilization.”It is the masterful study of father Goriot, a man who has sacrificed everything for his daughters, and the other inhabitants of a Parisian boarding house in 1819.Goriot has literally bankrupted himself to shore up the finances of ... Read more

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  • Sarrasine

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Honoré de Balzac (Delphi Classics)

    Series Book 15 - Delphi Series Two
    This comprehensive eBook presents the complete Human Comedy of Honoré de Balzac in English, with beautiful illustrations, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Balzac's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other works* The COMPLETE 'La ComÈdie humaine' in English translation* The whole series is ... Read more

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  • Letters to Madame Hanska, born Countess Rzewuska, afterwards Madame Honore de Balzac, 1833-1846

    "Letters to Madame Hanska" is a collection of passionate correspondence between the renowned French novelist Honoré de Balzac and his beloved, the Countess Ewelina Hanska. These letters reveal the depth of Balzac's feelings and his literary ambitions, as he navigates the complexities of love and commitment. Through his eloquent prose, Balzac shares his thoughts on life, art, and the struggles of a ... Read more

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  • Droll Stories (Mobi Classics)

    This is a book of the highest flavour, full of right hearty merriment, spiced to the palate of the illustrious and very precious tosspots and drinkers, to whom our worthy compatriot, Francois Rabelais, the eternal honour of Touraine, addressed himself. Be it nevertheless understood, the author has no other desire than to be a good Touranian, and joyfully to chronicle the merry doings of the famous ... Read more

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