num_pages: 340
description: Originally published in the early 1920's as part of a series, The Works of Honor De Balzac is a superb collection, which includes: . A Daughter of Eve. The Unconscious Mummers. A Prince of Bohemia. A Man of Business. Gaudissart II. The Firm of Nucingen. Each novella, expertly prefaced by George Saintsbury, displays Balzac's genius for short imaginative prose.Journalist and writer HONOR DE BALZAC (1799-1850) is considered one of the masters of realism in Western literature. A prodigious creator of novels and short stories, Balzac's literary masterpieces include Le P re Goriot, Les Illusions Perdues, Les Paysans, La Femme de Trente Ans, and Eug nie Grandet.
language: English
title: The Works of Honore de Balzac
titlecomplete: The Works of Honore de Balzac
genres: Classics, France, Collections, Historical Fiction, Literature, French Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 189
publisher: Cosimo Inc