...The Atheist’s Mass by Honore de Balzac Translated by Clara Bell A Penn State Electronic Classics Series ... ...The Atheist’s Mass by Honore de Balzac Translated by Clara Bell A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pub... ...A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Atheist’s Mass by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell is a publication of the Pennsylvania St... ...State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Atheist’s Mass by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Atheist’s Mass by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer... ... the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Atheist’s Mass by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell, the Pennsylvania State University, Ele... ...le as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Atheist’s Mass by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic... ...as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Atheist’s Mass by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Cl... ...stem of theoretical physiology, and who, while still young, made himself a celebrity in the medical school of Paris, that cen- tral luminary to which ...

...Excerpt: Bianchon, a physician to whom science owes a fine system of theoretical physiology, and who, while still young, made himself a celebrity in the medical school of Paris, that central luminary to which European doctors do homage, practiced surgery for a long time before he took up medicine. His earliest studies were guided by one of the greatest of Fre...

...Unconscious Comedians by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...Unconscious Comedians by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...ate Electronic Classics Series Publication Unconsious Comedians by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ... Electronic Classics Series Publication Unconsious Comedians by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ... as an electronic transmission, in any way. Unconsious Comedians by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylva- nia State Uni... ... an electronic transmission, in any way. Unconsious Comedians by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylva- nia State Univer... ...well, he saw that so vulgar and ignoble a name as Cabot could never attain celebrity. Monsieur de Parny, whose hair he cut, gave him the name of Mariu... ...en, in Paris, from a desire to reach more rapidly than by natural ways the celebrity which to them is fortune, artists borrow the wings of circumstanc...

Excerpt: Unconsious Comedians by Honore de Balzac, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.

...s A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Sarrasine by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and others is a publication of the Pennsylvani... ... Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Sarrasine by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and others is a publication of the Pennsylvania S... ...or the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Sarrasine by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and others, the Pennsylvania State University,... ...the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Sarrasine by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and others, the Pennsylvania State University, El... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Sarrasine by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Clara Bell and others D ... ...iversity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Sarrasine by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Clara Bell and others D D D D Dedication edication ... ...at humorsome tyranny, which, at a later date, con- tributed no less to his celebrity than his talent and his vast fortune, which was said to be due to...

Excerpt: Sarrasine by Honore de Balzac, translated by Clara Bell and others.

...A Daughter of Eve by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic... ...A Daughter of Eve by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Cl... ... State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Daughter of Eve by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...ate Electronic Classics Series Publication A Daughter of Eve by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...ile as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Daughter of Eve by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ... as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Daughter of Eve by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...rt, and troubled it. But the trouble was pleasure. The purple mantle which celebrity had draped for a moment round Nathan’s shoulders dazzled the inge... ...ked one another according to circumstances. This Bohemian resort, to which celebrity was the only ticket of admission, was a Hades of the mind, the ga... ..., done ten years of misery, strangled two or three passions, acquired some celebrity, either by books or waistcoats, by dramas or fine equipages; plot...

...ley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Beatrix by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ... A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Beatrix by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ... for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Beatrix by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...r the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Beatrix by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...niversity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Beatrix Beatrix by Honore de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley NOTE It is somewhat rem... ...ersity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Beatrix Beatrix by Honore de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley NOTE It is somewhat remark... ... Madame de Stael, she kept her freedom and was thus more excusable for her celebrity, would be to satisfy many curiosities and do jus- tice to one of ... ...ame and work to criticism. In spite of any such desire, if she had it, her celebrity in- creased daily, partly through the influence of her salon, par... ...ess alone knew the se- cret of her writings and of her connection with the celebrity of Camille Maupin. But at the period of which we are now writing ...

...Excerpt: Note. It is somewhat remarkable that Balzac, dealing as he did with traits of character and the minute and daily circumstances of life, has never been accused of representing actual persons in the two or three thousand portraits which he painted of human nature....

...ey A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Vendetta by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penn-... ...A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Vendetta by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penn- sy... ...for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Vendetta by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Uni- ... ... the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Vendetta by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Uni- ver... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Vendetta by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Worme... ...niversity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Vendetta by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley Dedication To Puttinat... ...Ginevra di Piombo. This caused some embar- rassment to the young pair. The celebrity of the bride’s name attracted attention, and the spectators seeme...

...s, near the ruins of a house recently pulled down, at the point where in our day the wing begins which was intended to unite the chateau of Catherine de Medici with the Louvre of the Valois....

...A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (Lost Illusions Part II) by Honore de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Ser... ...A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (Lost Illusions Part II) by Honore de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Series... ...on A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (Lost Illusions Part II) by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State... ... A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (Lost Illusions Part II) by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Un... ...ay. A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (Lost Illusions Part II) by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Electr... ... A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (Lost Illusions Part II) by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Electroni... ...Canalis, one of the most famous poets of the day, and as yet a newly risen celebrity, was prouder of his birth than of his genius, and dangled in Mme.... ... bald praise, forgotten as soon as read, and it costs more in consequence. Celebrity, 91 Balzac my dear fellow, is based upon controversy. I am a hir... ...ller in the trade is not so insolent, so hard-hearted to a newcomer as the celebrity of the day. The bookseller sees a possible loss of money, while t...

...Excerpt: PART I. Mme. De Bargeton and Lucien de Rubempre had left Angouleme behind, and were traveling together upon the road to Paris. Not one of the party who made that journey alluded to it afterwards; but it may be believed that an infatuated ...

...Sons of the Soil by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...Sons of the Soil by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...n State Electronic Classics Series Publication Sons of the Soil by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...tate Electronic Classics Series Publication Sons of the Soil by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Sons of the Soil by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...e as an electronic transmission, in any way. Sons of the Soil by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...furnished the house with all the elegancies of Parisian homes for an Opera celebrity; and to him Les Aigues owes the restoration of its ground floor i... ...me particular interest attaches us, as it did in Blondet’s case, to scenes honored by the steps and lighted by the eyes of a certain person, one would... ... to the ceiling and adorned with glass pendants, were the beginning of the celebrity of the then Cafe de la Guerre. There, from 1802 to 1804, all the ...

Excerpt: Sons of the Soil by Honore de Balzac, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.

...The Lesser Bourgeoisie (The Middle Classes) by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...The Lesser Bourgeoisie (The Middle Classes) by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...e Electronic Classics Series Publication The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katherine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...lectronic Classics Series Publication The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katherine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...s an electronic transmission, in any way. The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katherine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylva- nia State Uni... ...n electronic transmission, in any way. The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katherine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylva- nia State Univer... ...h dignity; he has kept himself a father in their eyes; he insists on being honored in his home, just as he himself honors power and his superiors. He ... ...y with the law as to property, and to win for his name some sort of public celebrity. If I myself push my devotion to the point of helping him to writ... ...c financiering—or anything else, no matter what— which would give him that celebrity, I ought also to think of the other matter, his property—it would...

...The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State El... ...The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...tate Electronic Classics Series Publication The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publica- tion of ... ...ectronic Classics Series Publication The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publica- tion of the Pen... ...ronic Classics Series Publication The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publica- tion of the Pennsy... ...lec- tronic transmission, in any way. The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsyl- vania State Uni... ...- tronic transmission, in any way. The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsyl- vania State Univer... ...ith which he snared the wariest provincial had brought him such commercial celebrity that all vendors of the “ar- ticle Paris”* paid court to him, and...

...The Deserted Woman by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Ser... ...The Deserted Woman by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Series... ...State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Deserted Woman by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania Sta... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Deserted Woman by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State ... ...le as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Deserted Woman by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity, Elec... ...as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Deserted Woman by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity, Electro... ...Dedication To Her Grace the Duchesse d’Abrantes, from her devoted servant, Honore de Balzac. Paris, August 1835. IN THE EARLY SPRING OF 1822, the Pari... ...y when youth and beauty in some sort excuse the transgression. Any sort of celebrity bestows an inconceivable prestige. Apparently for women, as for f...

...The Muse of the Department by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by James Waring A Penn State Electronic Classics Seri... ...The Muse of the Department by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by James Waring A Penn State Electronic Classics Series ... ...ectronic Classics Series Publication The Muse of the Department by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring is a publication of the Pennsylvania State U... ...ronic Classics Series Publication The Muse of the Department by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univ... ... electronic transmission, in any way. The Muse of the Department by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Pennsylvania State University, Electron... ...ectronic transmission, in any way. The Muse of the Department by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic ... ...tent neutralizing literature. The most conspicuous result of George Sand’s celebrity was to elicit the fact that France has a per- fectly enormous num... ... fame as a substitute for her disappointed ambitions. Poetry and dreams of celebrity, which had lulled her grief since her meeting with Anna Grossetet... ... and by the cure was full of expedient. Every Wednesday he introduced some celebrity from Germany, England, Italy, or Prussia to his dear Count- ess; ...

Excerpt: The Muse of the Department by Honore de Balzac, translated by James Waring.

...The Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré de Balzac A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Duchesse... ...The Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré de Balzac A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Duchesse de... ...e Balzac A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré de Balzac is a publication of the Pennsylvania State ... ...ctronic Classics Series Publication The Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré de Balzac is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portab... ...nt or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré de Balzac, the Pennsylvania State University, Electro... ...electronic transmission, in any way. The Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré de Balzac, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim ... ...definition. There are great houses in the Place Royale, the Faubourg Saint-Honore, and the Chaussee d’Antin, in any one of which you may breathe 21 B... ...escape bore witness to a courage, intelligence, and coolness which won him celebrity without his knowl- edge, and that transient fame of which Paris s...

...Louis Lambert by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring A Penn State Electronic Cl... ...Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Louis Lambert by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and James Waring is a publication of the Penns... ...n State Electronic Classics Series Publication Louis Lambert by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and James Waring is a publication of the Pennsylv... ... file as an elec- tronic transmission, in any way. Louis Lambert by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and James Waring, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...le as an elec- tronic transmission, in any way. Louis Lambert by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and James Waring, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...sity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Louis Lambert by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring Dedication “Et nunc et ... ...r the progress of suc- cessive phases of civilization? “Is it to this time-honored spirit that we owe the mysteries lying buried in every human word? ... ...ntrate in my love every idea, every power that is in me. The most splendid celebrity is a possession that genius alone can create. Well, I can, at my ... ...uty of a noble heart a crowning effort of passion worthy to be studied and honored. When I saw the tall turrets of the chateau, remembering how often ...

...y A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Pierrette by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penn-... ... Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Pierrette by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penn- sy... ...or the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Pierrette by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Uni- ... ...the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Pierrette by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Uni- ver... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Pierrette by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Worm... ...iversity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Pierrette by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley Dedication To Mademois... ...ug- gling in deadly combat the events which resulted from them had a fatal celebrity. Everybody knows that the Villele min- istry was overthrown by th...

Excerpt: Pierrette by Honore de Balzac, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.

...The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...e Electronic Classics Series Publication The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...lectronic Classics Series Publication The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...s an electronic transmission, in any way. The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...n electronic transmission, in any way. The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ... these words. My relations with the Marchioness of Dudley had a disastrous celebrity. At an age when the senses have dominion over our 163 Balzac con... ...your lives on our account. It is for us to die, for you to live, great and honored. For us the dagger in your hand; for you our pardoning love. Does t... ... love surprised her. She felt so strong a necessity for excitement, noise, celebrity, that nothing attained to her ideal in this respect; hence her vi...

...Excerpt: ENVOI. Felix de Vandenesse to Madame la Comtesse Natalie de Manerville: I yield to your wishes. It is the privilege of the women whom we love more than they love us to make the men who love them ignore the ordinary rules of common-sense. ...

...eley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Ursula by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...y A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Ursula by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsyl-... ...r for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Ursula by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...or the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Ursula by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Univer- ... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Ursula by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormele... ... University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Ursula by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley Dedication To Mademois... ... obtained during the lively debates to which mesmerism gave rise a certain celebrity which occasionally recalled him to the minds of his relatives, st... ...ard to his hotel on which was written “To-morrow; nine o’clock, Rue Saint- Honore, opposite the Assumption.” Minoret, who seemed to have renewed his y... ...ur years the two antagonists met beneath a porte- cochere in the Rue Saint-Honore. Frenchmen have too many distractions of mind to hate each other lon...

Excerpt: Ursula by Honore de Balzac, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.

...The Firm of Nucingen by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by James Waring A Penn State Electronic Classics Seri... ...The Firm of Nucingen by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by James Waring A Penn State Electronic Classics Series ... ...ate Electronic Classics Series Publication The Firm of Nucingen by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State... ... Electronic Classics Series Publication The Firm of Nucingen by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State Un... ... as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Firm of Nucingen by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity, Electr... ... an electronic transmission, in any way. The Firm of Nucingen by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity, Electroni... ..., between 1817 and 1819. Nucingen’s name and his paper acquired a European celebrity. The illustrious Baron, so far from being engulfed like others, r... ...to find out that he was an assistant in a perfumer’s shop in the Rue Saint Honore, no further back than 1814.” “Tut, tut, tut!” said Bixiou, “do not t... ...low with a confiding disposition, incapable of say- ing ill of any one who honored him with an admittance to his house, too staunch to be a diplomatis...

...A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Ser... ...A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Series... ... State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylva- nia Sta... ...ate Electronic Classics Series Publication A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylva- nia State ... ...ile as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Electr... ... as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Electroni... ... me a second time, would not the world frown upon it? I owe my daughter an honored mother. Oh! I am condemned to live in an iron circle, from which th... ...ttract your notice. I owe you the more thanks because I have never been so honored before. At the same time, you are responsible for one of my faults,... ...nchanted was he to be in the company of a woman of fashion and a political celebrity, that he was exerting himself to shine in conversation, and takin...

Excerpt: A Woman of Thirty by Honore de Balzac, translated by Ellen Marriage.

...A Second Home by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Clara Bell A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...Bell A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Second Home by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell is a publication of the Pennsylvania St... ...Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Second Home by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni... ...n State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Second Home by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...r for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Second Home by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell, the Pennsylvania State University, Ele... ...he file as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Second Home by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell, the Pennsylvania State University, Elec- tron... ...file as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Second Home by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell, the Pennsylvania State University, Elec- tronic ... ...sity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac A Second Home by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Clara Bell Dedication To Madame la Comtesse Louise... ...ortu- nately for me,” replied the Comte de Granville. “A physician of your celebrity must know that at that age a man is still hale and strong.” “Then...

...Excerpt: The Rue Du Tourniquet-Saint-Jean, formerly one of the darkest and most tortuous of the streets about the Hotel de Ville, zigzagged round the little gardens of the Paris Prefecture, and ended at the Rue Martroi, exactly at the angle of an old wall now pulled down. Here stood the turnstile to which the street owed its name; it was not r...

...ing A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Gambara by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and James Waring is a publication of the Penn-... ... A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Gambara by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and James Waring is a publication of the Penn- sy... ... for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Gambara by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and James Waring, the Pennsylvania State Uni- ... ...r the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Gambara by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and James Waring, the Pennsylvania State Uni- ver... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Gambara by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Clara Bell and James Wari... ...University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Gambara by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Clara Bell and James Waring Dedication To Monsieur... ...s. The man who is with him and looks like a match-hawker, is a great music celebrity— Gigelmi, the greatest Italian conductor known; but he has gone d... ... muslin, would take her husband to the grocer’s shop in the Faubourg Saint-Honore and give him two or three thimble- fuls of brandy to make him tipsy;...

...in our memory,--whence our eyes commanded a view of Paris from the heights of Belleville to those of Belleville, from Montmartre to the triumphal Arc de l?Etoile, that one morning, refreshed by tea, amid the myriad suggestions that shoot up and die like rockets from your sparkling flow of talk, lavish of ideas, you tossed to my pen a figure worthy of Hoffmann,--that casket...

...The Collection of Antiquities by Honore de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Class... ...The Collection of Antiquities by Honore de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Ser... ...The Collection of Antiquities by Honore de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Series... ...ronic Classics Series Publication The Collection of Antiquities by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State... ...ic Classics Series Publication The Collection of Antiquities by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Un... ...ectronic transmission, in any way. The Collection of Antiquities by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Electr... ...ronic transmission, in any way. The Collection of Antiquities by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Electroni... ...was still the Province, and the prefecture the intendance. The Marquis was honored among them for his admirable behavior, his loyalty as a noble, his ... ... the expense of the young man’s extrava- gance. Perhaps Emile’s precocious celebrity and the good fig- ure that he made strengthened the bonds of his ...

...Modeste Mignon by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...ley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Modeste Mignon by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of th... ...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Modeste Mignon by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ... State Electronic Classics Series Publication Modeste Mignon by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...e file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Modeste Mignon by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...ile as an electronic transmission, in any way. Modeste Mignon by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...ity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Modeste Mignon by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley DEDICA DEDICA DEDICA D... ...l, I, her father, intend to give her the opportunity to choose between the celebrity which has been a beacon to her, and the poor reality which the ir... ...ch people seek for autographs, that public curiosity is greatly excited by celebrity. Evidently most provincials never form an exact idea in their own...

Excerpt: Modeste Mignon by Honore de Balzac, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.

...An Historical Mystery by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...An Historical Mystery by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication An Historical Mystery by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...Electronic Classics Series Publication An Historical Mystery by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...as an electronic transmission, in any way. An Historical Mystery by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylva- nia State Uni... ...an electronic transmission, in any way. An Historical Mystery by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylva- nia State Univer... ...their Emperor. If I fail—well, the memory of that man shall live eternally honored in our family. Present his petition for mercy so as to gain time; m... ...rovincial house? and was the daughter of the Cinq-Cygnes frightened by the celebrity of Madame de Cadignan, her tastes and her ruinous extravagance? I...

...Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by James Waring A Penn State Electronic Classics Seri... ...Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by James Waring A Penn State Electronic Classics Series ... ...onic Classics Series Publication Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring is a publication of the Pennsylvania State U... ...c Classics Series Publication Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univ... ...ctronic transmission, in any way. Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Pennsylvania State University, Electron... ...onic transmission, in any way. Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic ... ... corner where a group of recognized wits had gathered, men of more or less celebrity, and several men of fashion. These gentlemen made com- mon stock ... ...ull of contrasts. On coming from the well-lighted regions of the Rue Saint-Honore, the Rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs, and 20 Scenes from a Courtesan’s ... ...orner of the Rue de la Monnaie and the Rue Saint-Honore, enjoyed a certain celebrity dur- ing the first thirty years of the century, though its fame w...

Excerpt: Scenes from a Courtesan?s Life by Honore de Balzac, translated by James Waring.

...The Village Rector by Honoré de Balzac Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Classics Seri... ...The Village Rector by Honoré de Balzac Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series ... ...State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Village Rector by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Village Rector by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...le as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Village Rector by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Village Rector by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...f all kinds. We must do him the justice to say that he knew nothing of the celebrity or the extent of the 6 The Village Rector association he origina...

Excerpt: The Village Rector by Honore de Balzac, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.

...The Marriage Contract by Honore de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic... ...The Marriage Contract by Honore de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Cl... ...ate Electronic Classic Series Publication The Marriage Contract by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publica- tion of the Pen... ... Electronic Classic Series Publication The Marriage Contract by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publica- tion of the Pennsy... ...as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Marriage Contract by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Penn- sylvania State Uni... ...an electronic transmission, in any way. The Marriage Contract by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Penn- sylvania State Univer... ...e rake in the provinces; better still, commit follies; follies may win you celebrity. But—don’t marry. Who marries now-a-days? Only merchants, for the...

...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Pro and con monsieur de manerville, the father, was a worthy Norman gentleman, well known to the Marechael de Richelieu, who married him to one of the richest heiresses of Bordeaux in the days when the old duke reigned in Guienne as governor. The...

...Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by James Waring A Penn State Electronic Classics Series ... ... Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring is a publication of the Pennsylvania State U... ...nn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univ... ...the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Pennsylvania State University, Elec- tr... ... file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Pennsylvania State University, Elec- troni... ...rsity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by James Waring Dedication To Don Michele Angelo Caje... ...er in almond-paste, eau-de-Portu- gal, and hair-oil, and was only too much honored when my only daughter was married to the son of Monsieur le Baron H... ...han a second edition of Fabert. V enal beauty, if it finds no amateurs, no celebrity, no cross of dishonor earned by squandering men’s fortunes, is Co... ...s in talking themselves out, and are con- tent with a sort of drawing-room celebrity. Steinbock, emu- lating these emasculated but charming men, grew ...

...Eve and David by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Series... ...Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Eve and David by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State... ...n State Electronic Classics Series Publication Eve and David by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Un... ...he file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Eve and David by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Electr... ...file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Eve and David by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Electroni... ...sity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Eve and David by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Ellen Marriage NOTE: Eve and David is part three o... ...d by Charles IX. on the day of Saint- Bartholomew. He lived to be rich and honored in his old age, and lectured on the ‘Science of Earths,’ as he call... ...re. To my astonishment, the hon- ors paid by the departments to a Parisian celebrity awaited me. I am the hero of a banquet, for all the world as if I... ...n she began to speak. But Lucien, to the joy and surprise of his old love, honored her with inattention; her words fell unheeded on his ears; he sat l...

...The Brotherhood of Consolation by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State El... ...The Brotherhood of Consolation by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...The Brotherhood of Consolation by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ... Electronic Classics Series Publication The Brotherhood of Consolation by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of th... ...onic Classics Series Publication The Brotherhood of Consolation by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...c Classics Series Publication The Brotherhood of Consolation by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ... tronic transmission, in any way. The Brotherhood of Consolation by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...onic transmission, in any way. The Brotherhood of Consolation by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...n to hate all social supremacies, became a Liberal, and attempted to reach celebrity by writing a book; but he learned, to his cost, to regard talent ...

...The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley ... ...The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a pu... ... Series Publication The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...le as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pe... ...mission, in any way. The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ... nephew a prey to the utmost penury, bequeathed to the man who had reached celebrity the fortune so pitilessly refused to the unknown writer. This sud... ...blond cascades, which were one of the great beauties to which she owed her celebrity. Certainly Diane did not look to be more than twenty-five years o...

...Excerpt: After the disasters of the revolution of July, which destroyed so many aristocratic fortunes dependent on the court, Madame la Princesse de Cadignan was clever enough to attribute to political events the total ruin she had caused by her own extravagance. The prince left France with the royal family, and never returned to it, leaving the princess in Paris, prot...

...Ferragus Chief of the Devorants by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...Ferragus Chief of the Devorants by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...ic Classics Series Publication Ferragus, Chief of the Devorants by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...Classics Series Publication Ferragus, Chief of the Devorants by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...ronic transmission, in any way. Ferragus, Chief of the Devorants by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...ic transmission, in any way. Ferragus, Chief of the Devorants by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...this permission the writer fancied he detected a vague desire for personal celebrity. This man, apparently still young, with fair hair and blue eyes, ... ...s epitomized; by night it is a dream of Greece. The rue Traversiere-Saint- Honore—is not that a villainous street? Look at the wretched little houses ...

...The Magic Skin by Honore de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Serie... ...age A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Magic Skin by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvani... ...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Magic Skin by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State... ... State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Magic Skin by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Un... ... for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Magic Skin by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University,... ...e file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Magic Skin by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Electr... ...ile as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Magic Skin by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Electroni... ...ity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac The Magic Skin by Honore de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Ac... ...ing, a commendable habit of mine, or because Foedora hailed in me a coming celebrity, an addition to her learned menagerie; for some reason I thought ...

...A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Cousin Pons by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State... ...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Cousin Pons by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Un... ... the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Cousin Pons by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Elec- ... ...e file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Cousin Pons by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the Pennsylvania State University, Elec- tro... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Cousin Pons by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Ellen Marriage TOWARD... ...ersity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Cousin Pons by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Ellen Marriage TOWARDS THREE O’CLOCK in the aftern... ...e Marville, announced by Mme. Cibot, was an event in the house. Pons, thus honored for the first time in his life saw reparation ahead. “At last, my d... ...us had at heart the same jealousy. Neither of them cared about the kind of celebrity dear to the ordinary collector. And now for Elie Magus came his c...