B?atrix is an 1839 novel by French author Honor? de Balzac (1799-1850) and included in the Sc?nes de la vie priv?e section of his novel sequence La Com?die humaine. It first appeared in the periodical Le Si?cle in August 1839, and appeared in volume form the same year. Balzac based the characters in this novel on real figures: F?licit? des Touches, a celebrated musician and writer, is based on George Sand. B?atrix de Rochefide is based on Marie d'Agoult...