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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... ... would still be mine; for I, you know, should never have placed her on the stage. She would have lived obscure, well conducted, and mine. Oh! if you c... ...s she humbugs every one—she who knew nothing, not even that word.” At this stage the retired perfumer wiped his eyes, which were full of tears. The si... ...they were alone together, she had tried to destroy Adeline’s nose, a truly Greek nose, which the old mothers admired. Though she was beaten for this m... ...ard manual labor or undertake an important work in sculpture. All this was Greek to Lisbeth Fischer. She replied to the unhappy man that Paris offered... ...in again. Stidmann, an artist in vogue in the world of journalists, famous actresses, and courtesans of the better class, was a young man of fashion w... ...ie. A woman seen by all is a woman wished for. Hence the terrible power of actresses. Madame Marneffe, knowing that she was watched, behaved like an a...

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...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 ...

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...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... ...arrier’s blouse, and how shall you recognize the god- like creature of the Greek or Roman chisel? The eyes note and compare before the heart has time ... ... in Paris? Involuntarily, and despite the novel counter fascination of the stage, his eyes turned to the Celimene in her splendor; he glanced furtivel... ...ird act to an end, and, with his eyes fixed on the gorgeous scene upon the stage, dreamed out his dream of Mme. d’Espard. He was in despair over her s... ... the theatre, that first love of all poetic tem- peraments; the actors and actresses were awe-inspiring crea- tures; he did not so much as dream of th... ...see, it is setting others to write. That sort like gallivanting about with actresses better than scribbling on sheets of paper, it seems. Oh! they are... ...autiful youth come down from the hills of the Latin Quarter. Glorious as a Greek god, Lucien took a cab, and reached the Cafe Servel at a quarter to s...

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...A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Bureaucracy by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Bureaucracy by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ... the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Bureaucracy by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ... gratification. Consequently, he was much liked in the world of actors and actresses, journalists and artists. For one thing, they had the same vices ... ...med as des Lupeaulx was to false as well as real magnificence in all their stages, he was, nevertheless, sur- prised at Madame Rabourdin’s home. The c... ... was standing erect and rigid on his two legs, held well together like the Greek hermae. This functionary waited near the fire- 36 Bureaucracy place ... ...etty wives of the under- clerks, and lived in the world of journalists and actresses, became devotedly attentive all the evening to Celestine, and was... ...- lieved in nothing, neither in France, nor in God, nor in art, nor in the Greeks, nor in the T urks, nor in the monarchy,— insulting and disparaging ... ...r La Billardiere’s death, he sends me this note by La Briere,—it is like a stage missive. Look,” said his Excel- lency, giving des Lupeaulx a paper wh...

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

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...ormeley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Paz by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...eley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Paz by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...t or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Paz by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...r for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Paz by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...ather having squandered his substance on Florine (one of the most charming actresses in Paris), a great heiress. The Marquis de Ronquerolles, a clever... ...s,” said the young count- ess, with a gesture worthy of some genius of the stage. “Dear child!” said Adam, pressing her to him, “it would have made me... ...e?” “T o my thinking,” said Paz, in a melancholy tone. “Malaga (that’s her stage name) is strong, active, and supple. Why do I prefer her to all other... ...h a gold edge, and a knitted silk bodice that makes her look like a living Greek statue, and when I see her carrying those flags in her hand to the so... ...cts. These carnival follies had their special Pandemonium in the rue Saint-Honore and their Napoleon in Musard, a small man born expressly to lead an ...

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

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...Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electroni... ...Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic C... ...ic Classics Series Publication Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Penns... ...dy. Fi- nally, the Carminative Balm, which can be employed by women in all stages of their toilet, will prevent cutaneous diseases by facilitating the... ...of Sciences, produces this impor- tant result, sought by the ancients,—the Greeks, the Ro- mans, and all Northern nations,—to whom the preserva- tion ... ...and old alike. We can say to the old man, ‘Ha, monsieur! the ancients, the Greeks and Romans, knew a thing or two, and were not so stupid as some woul... ...es for a prodigy among the bourgeoisie. Matifat, a passionate lover of the stage, had a slight leaning to obscenity. It was even said that, in imitati... ...attle; they were unaware of their in- born power; their heads were full of actresses,—Florine, Tullia, Mariette, etc. They laid down the law to everyb... ... they picked up nothing for themselves. As Finot’s schemes did not concern actresses who wanted applause, nor plays to be puffed, nor vaudevilles to b...

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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... ...se she literally has nothing, no engagement, no chance of appearing on the stage, and I have told her that you are going on a newspaper like myself,—M... ...ge of Napoleon and his heroes, which afterwards made its appearance on the stage in vaudevilles. That idea, however, obtained a national subscrip- tio... ... an impresario. In Paris, we fre- quently meet with men so fascinated with actresses, singers, or ballet-dancers, that they are willing to become dire... ...re. Philippe and his friend Giroudeau lived among a circle of journalists, actresses, and booksellers, where they were re- garded in the light of cash... ...mythological arrow,—admirable description of an effect of nature which the Greeks, unable to conceive the chivalric, ideal, and mel- ancholy love bego... ...e of Titians’ Venuses!” Adolphine and Madame Hochon thought he was talking Greek; but Agathe signed to them behind his back, as if to say that she was...

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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... ...e Electronic Classics Series Publication The Deputy of Arcis by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...om they consulted, advised them to give their son for patron a saint whose Greek name might signify the municipality,—for the child was born at a peri... ...here no travellers pass, and is attached to T royes and La Belle Etoile by stage-coaches only. All the inhabitants know each other; they even know the... ... that Madame Mollot saw. Maxime had a very handsome forehead, blue eyes, a Greek nose, a pleasant mouth, and a well-cut chin; but the circle of his ey... ...t the foyer; but, as is often done, they stood up, with their backs to the stage, facing the audience and con- sequently Monsieur Dorlange, who was se... ...ial life, he still continued the legal adviser of artists, men of letters, actresses, courtesans, and elegant bohemians like Maxime de T railles, beca...

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

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...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... ...nd Asie you can live here for a thousand-franc note a month like a queen—a stage queen. Europe has been a dressmaker, a milliner, and a stage super; A... ...ius could invent the tale of Othello; English ge- nius could put it on the stage; but Nature alone reserves the power of throwing into a single glance... ... had achieved miracles of true love. She had loved Lucien for six years as actresses love and courtesans—women who, having rolled in mire and impurity... ...cepted T ullia, Florentine, Fanny Beaupre, and Florine—two dancers and two actresses —besides Madame du V al-Noble. Nothing can be more dreary than a ... ...uage of Panurge, a name symbolizing the people, for it is derived from two Greek words signifying All-working. Science is changing the face of the wor...

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

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...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... ...ck-towers and sundry modern turrets, with galleries and vases more or less Greek. No harmony there, my dear Nathan! These heterogeneous erections are ... ...ing in a paroxysm of despairing love, she fled from the opera-house in her stage dress, rushed into the country, and passed the night weeping by the w... ...ady’s maid, though she was ugly, like all confi- dential maids of handsome actresses. Laughing with Made- moiselle Cochet signified so many things tha... ...erests of Blangy, enabled him partially to understand a third idyll in the Greek style, which poor villagers like Tonsard, and middle-aged rich men li... ... the diverse centres of social existence that there still remains upon the stage of our comedy another miser to be studied, namely, Rigou,—Rigou, the ...

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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... ...ure. Her mother, the danseuse, now forty-three years old, retired from the stage and went to live in the country,—thus depriving her daughter of the r... ...ociety, though rather mixed, was very amus- ing; she received and welcomed actresses, artists, men of let- ters, and a few rich men. Madame Colleville... ...ister-in-law would be the famous Mariette of the Opera. “She came from the stage,” said Colleville, alluding to his wife, “and there’s no need she sho... ... own name, if we wanted to discuss it, might be said to be a loan from the Greek language.” “Very likely; at any rate we have the advantage of being k... ...on, attracted by the noise of the bell, and attired in a dressing-gown and Greek cap, came out of his study to inquire what was the matter. After a sp... ...h a practised eye would at once have recognized as second hand. Mothers of actresses are al- ways clothed by this very economical process. Their garme...

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...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- ... ...ill you see such spec- tacles as this; for of her boulevards Paris makes a stage where a never-ending drama is played gratuitously by the French natio... ...upants of the baignoires, lost to view of the house, to gain a view of the stage, Pons and Schmucke eclipsed them- selves by their success. In Paris (... ...ces that needs must come when a corps de ballet is blended with actors and actresses, one of the most trying combinations ever created by the laws of ... ...eir ideas, and said the obvious thing, after the manner of a cho- rus in a Greek play. He did not dare to give free play to the artist’s originality, ... ...owers of the prose writer; Pindar alone could give it forth to humanity in Greek that should rekindle the dying warmth of friendship in the world. Put... ...t, I should have thought that you had had mistresses by the dozen—dancers, actresses, and duchesses, for you went out so much. . . . When you went out...

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...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... ...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 ... ...women, street-sweepers, beggars, occasionally insolent countesses, admired actresses, applauded singers; she has even given, in the olden time, two qu... ...e affliction. He is kind and tender to other feelings; he will weep over a stage-hero, over Monsieur Germeuil in the “Auberge des Adrets,” the man wit... ... on all sides the emblems of professions, and every style of art,—Moorish, Greek, Gothic,—friezes, ovules, paintings, vases, guardian-angels, temples,... ...hion?” Among these wandering creations some belong to the spe- cies of the Greek Hermae; they say nothing to the soul; they are there, and that is all...