page_title: La Rabouilleuse
hierarchical_section_title: La Rabouilleuse
caption_attribution_description: Title page of Honoré de Balzac's La Rabouilleuse (1834).
context_page_description: La Rabouilleuse is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of the Scènes de la vie province 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.
  Though for years an overlooked work in Balzac's canon, it has gained popularity and respect in recent years. The Guardian listed The Black Sheep 12 on its list of the 100 Greatest Novels of All Time.
context_section_description: La Rabouilleuse (The Black Sheep) is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of the Scènes de la vie province 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.
  Though for years an overlooked work in Balzac's canon, it has gained popularity and respect in recent years. The Guardian listed The Black Sheep 12 on its list of the 100 Greatest Novels of All Time.
caption: Illustration from an 1897 edition
   by Oreste Cortazzo
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