The Two Brothers
La Rabouilleuse ("The Black Sheep", or "The Two Brothers") is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of "The Celibates" in the series "La Comédie humaine". "The Black Sheep" is the title of the English translation by Donald Adamson published by Penguin Classics. It tells the story of the Bridau family, trying to regain their lost inheritance after a series of mishaps.