Selected Short Stories

Selected Short Stories

by Honore de Balzac
Selected Short Stories

Selected Short Stories

by Honore de Balzac

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Overview

One of the greatest French novelists, Balzac was also an accomplished writer of shorter fiction. This volume includes twelve of his finest short stories - many of which feature characters from his epic series of novels the Comédie Humaine. Compelling tales of acute social and psychological insight, they fully demonstrate the mastery of suspense and revelation that were the hallmarks of Balzac's genius. In The Atheist's Mass, we learn the true reason for a distinguished atheist surgeon's attendance at religious services; La Grande Breteche describes the horrific truth behind the locked doors of a decaying country mansion, while The Red Inn relates a brutal tale of murder and betrayal. A fascinating counterpoint to the renowned novels, all the stories collected here stand by themselves as mesmerizing works by one of the finest writers of nineteenth-century France.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780141960821
Publisher: Penguin UK
Publication date: 07/28/2005
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was a French journalist and writer, regarded as one of the creators of realism in literature. Among the masterpieces included in The Human Comedy are Le Pére Goriot, Les Illusions Perdues, Les Paysans, La Femme de Trente Ans, and Eugénie Grandet.

Table of Contents

Selected Short StoriesIntroduction
El Verdugo
Domestic Peace
A Study in Feminine Psychology
An Incident in the Reign of Terror
The Conscript
The Red Inn
The Purse
La Grande Bretèche
A Tragedy by the Sea
The Atheist's Mass
Facino Cane
Pierre Grassou
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