num_pages: 108
description: The third, and briefest, part of a trilogy called The History of the Thirteen, "The Girl with the Golden Eyes" is one piece of the vast tableaux of Balzac's Human Comedy. The "Thirteen" are a secret society. "The Girl with the Golden Eyes" contains some of Balzac's most intense observations of 19th Century Parisian society. It tells the story of a beautiful young woman seduced by a servant of "The Thirteen." The other two parts of The History of the Thirteen may also be of interest: "Ferragus, " and "The Duchesse de Langeais." Each contains Balzac's sharp-eyed observations of human frailty and love., Book Three of 'The Thirteen'
language: English
title: The Girl With The Golden Eyes
titlecomplete: The Girl With The Golden Eyes
characters: Marquise de San-Réal, Henri de Marsay, Ferragus XXIII, Marquis de Roquenrolles, Paquita Valdez, Lord Dudley
genres: Literature, Classics, Queer, Novels, 19th Century, France, French Literature, Fiction, Novella, Romance
ratings_count: 1840
series: La Comédie Humaine, The Thirteen, Études de mœurs : Scènes de la vie parisienne
publisher: Alan Rodgers Books