La Grande Bret?che is a short story by Honor? de Balzac published in 1831. It is one of the Sc?nes de la vie priv?e of La Com?die humaine. Dr. Horace Bianchon discovers near the town of Vend?me an abandoned manor: La Grande Bret?che. Intrigued by the ruins, the doctor tries unsuccessfully to enter the house night after night. Upon returning to the inn where he is staying, he questions the locals about the house. Finally several locals, including a lawyer and the innkeeper, explain the story of the manor.
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