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

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...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... ...ing to himself, “spies! the country swarms with them.” Madame Michu looked appealingly to heaven. A beautiful fair woman with blue eyes, composed and ... ... The boy had no suspicion of the importance of his gossip. Violette in his reports blackened all Michu’s actions and gave them a criminal aspect by ab... ...sip. Violette in his reports blackened all Michu’s actions and gave them a criminal aspect by absurd suggestions,—unknown, of course, to the bailiff, ... ...it was now concentrated on another man, far 22 An Historical Mystery more criminal in his eyes,—on Malin, whose secrets were known to the bailiff, he... ...ng with Grevin within hearing of Michu, but he made the most of Corentin’s reports and convinced Napoleon that the four gentlemen were sharers in the ... ...stice gave rise to questions of competence which came before the courts of appeal. If the department of the Aube had had a special court, the verdict ...

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

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

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...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... ...ised to give advice in the matter of colored inks, for an almanac meant to appeal to the eye; and finally, he resolved to recast the ink-rollers himse... ... to the actress, and judgment 41 Balzac was entered accordingly. Metivier appealed, and judgment was confirmed on appeal on the 30th of June. On the ... ...newspapers of those days were sown with notes 99 Balzac of admiration, as reports of English election speeches are stud- ded with “cheers” in bracket... ...oney under pressure of want, and take it by force. These people are called criminals; and, perforce, they square ac- counts with Justice. A poor man o... ...ndemned—the three gradu- ated subdivisions of the class generically styled criminal. David was put for the time being in a cell on the ground floor fr...

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...ll A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Honorine by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Un... ...A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Honorine by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni- ... ...for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Honorine by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic... ...is judge, who thoroughly knew the law of nations, political law, civil and criminal law, and who could find in these a weapon against every anxiety, a... ...li- bate whose life sufficiently proved that he was open to no reproach? A criminal could not have been more hardly pun- ished by God than was my mast... ...me to collect materials for his most arduous labors; I drew up some of his reports, and he corrected them, show- ing the difference between his interp... ...But more often, especially since I could do his work for him and write his reports, the unhappy man would sit for hours staring at the goldfish that s... ...o which I owed my appointment, in the course of that year, to be Master of Appeals. “Though the Comtes de Grandville and de Serizy, whose habits were ... ...y as imagination could wish for an ideal mistress? “ ‘Baron, and Master of Appeals, till you get something better, and this old house settled on her,—...

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Excerpt: Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Honore de Balzac, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.

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

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...The Deputy of Arcis by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...The Deputy of Arcis by Honore de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...tate Electronic Classics Series Publication The Deputy of Arcis by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...f Arcis had met for twenty-four years, and whose salon was the echo of all reports, all scandals, and all the gossip of the department of the Aube,—a ... ...steries of private life. One circumstance alone seems to give color to the reports. Cecile-Renee Beauvisage was born in 1820, just as Mon- sieur de Ch... ...closer the ties that bound together the vari- ous families affected by the criminal trial relating to the ab- duction of Gondreville. [See “An Histori... ...ing to offer her congratulations on the event. In order to escape indirect appeals and pointed interpretations of careless words, Madame Beauvisage to... ... precisely this great obligation I am now under which makes—does it not, I appeal to you?—a most deplor- able complication. In the first place, about ... ...he agent, the tool of those associations of false coiners who are known in criminal records to concoct schemes as complicated and mysterious as the on...

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Excerpt: The Two Brothers by Honore de Balzac, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.

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...The T wo Brothers by Honore de Balzac T ranlated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic... ...The T wo Brothers by Honore de Balzac T ranlated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Cl... ...n State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Two Brothers by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...Why do you meddle in the matter?” and all others to whom the worthy Bridau appealed made the same atrocious reply: “Why do you meddle?” Bridau then sa... .... The new official never showed fa- tigue, never cried “Enough.” Projects, reports, notes, stud- ies, he accepted all, even the hardest labors, happy ... ...rding to law, the offices had to be kept open till midnight; moreover, the reports required by the minister of finance involved considerable writing. ... ...ho longed for fortune at any price, and did not shrink from the results of criminal actions, pro- vided they were done without discovery. When peace w... ...ils of Amoros,—bold as hawks, agile at all exercises, clever and strong as criminals. They trained them- selves in climbing roofs, scaling houses, jum... ...expectation of his coming to see her; she now imagined that if she made an appeal to him he would bring some enormous sum; and her thoughts dwelt on t...

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...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... ...ritance. He knew, like Dutocq and 32 The Lesser Bourgeoisie Phellion, the reports occasioned by Thuillier’s former inti- macy with Flavie, and he saw... ...to them an expression of malignancy, would have frightened both judges and criminals, or any others whom nothing usu- ally affrights. The mouth, tooth... ...thus in perfect safety in his den, where he could even, if necessity came, appeal to the law. On certain mornings there might be seen as many as sixty... ...honored at the galleys for the species of honor and integrity practised by criminals among themselves, which consists in not betraying each other, in ... ...nly for labor. The master-carpen- ter had failed. Sauvaignou had thereupon appealed to the court of commerce for recognition as creditor with a lien o... ...aid la Peyrade, “and, like others who do that dirty business, he makes his reports more witty than truthful—” “T ake care!” said Cerizet; “you are tal...

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...A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Chouans by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Chouans by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ... the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Chouans by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...hey lowered their heads once more with the old expression of despair, like criminals on their way to the galleys to live or die. The march of this col... ...ugitive expressions that a painter who has to de- scribe them is forced to appeal to the recollections of soldiers and to leave civilians to imagine t... ...ted monarchy. Hulot received no answer to the questions and the fre- quent reports which he addressed to the government in Paris. But the news of the ... ... passed between them in a flash. Dan- ger is always interesting. The worst criminal threatened with death excites pity. Though Mademoiselle de Verneui... ...the appearance of a thatched roof, brown with age. At the same moment loud reports were heard from the part of the town which overlooks the valley of ... ... will not forgive them or listen to them as she did in the last war.” This appeal, enforced by the power of a loud voice and by many gestures, the veh...

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...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... ...the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Pennsylvania State University, Elec- tr... ...d he might even now, if he chose, be made Attorney-General in the Court of Appeal. So, if you mean to say that your son-in-law has no fortune—” “Worse... ...ative degree of imprisonment, and that superlative is the privilege of the Criminal Bench. As soon as she left Madame Marneffe, Lisbeth hurried off to... ... aristocratic beauty—the artist’s brow, the splendid hair, everything that appealed to her sup- pressed feminine instincts, and tiny tears moistened h... ..., as his son’s had been to Mademoiselle Crevel. This display moderated the reports current as to the Baron’s fi- 133 Balzac nancial position, while t... ...for refusing to accompany his father and fa- ther-in-law. It seemed to him criminal to be seen in the house of the woman who cost his mother so many t... ...wants to be a statesman!” said Chapuzot to him- self as he returned to his reports. Victorin went home, still full of perplexities which he could conf...

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Excerpt: A Start in Life by Honore de Balzac, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.

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...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. ...

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...Catherine dé Medici by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katherine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...Catherine dé Medici by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katherine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...tate Electronic Classics Series Publication Catherine dé Medici by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katherine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ... is called murderous in its duel with the people. If it succumbs after its appeal to force, power is then called imbecile. The present government is a... ...ning, as some grave writers have said, there was other con- duct almost as criminal; there is no doubt she hindered Pare from saving one, and allowed ... ...nterrogato- ries, confessions, confrontings, and other ceremonies usual in criminal trials; he, the king, not being willing that the sentence should b... ...the fete was over yesterday I spent the rest of the night in read- ing the reports sent me by the monks; in which I found that the only persons who ha... ...recedence of that of statecraft, forbids us to alarm the fair sex by false reports. But this morning there is indeed good reason to confer with you on... ...ell at last into a state of such utter despair that he was on the verge of appealing to the cardinal himself, when he learned that Monsieur de Thou (a...

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...Melmoth Reconciled by Honore de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Ser... ...Melmoth Reconciled by Honore de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage A Penn State Electronic Classics Series... ...A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Melmoth Reconciled by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylva- ... ...State Electronic Classics Series Publication Melmoth Reconciled by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylva- nia Sta... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication Melmoth Reconciled by Honore de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylva- nia State ... ...g- room where proposals were sifted; the privy council cham- ber where the reports of the money market were analyzed; 8 Melmoth Reconciled circular n... ...nes whether they shall continue to lead blameless lives or become actively criminal. In the vast masses of men enrolled in Napoleon’s armies there are... ...s which could be pulled to induce action on the captain’s part were tried; appeals were made to the secret in- terested motives that always come into ... ...he honors of a pun, the gentlemen whose business it is to write the Market Reports would ignore his existence. When Claparon had made his payments, fe...