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Pierrette

Pierrette, part of Honore De Balzac's " Scenes from Provincial Life" sequence, was translated from the original French by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.

Pierrette Lorrain est une jeune orpheline, confi e par ses grands-parents ruin s ses cousins Rogron, deux c libataires imb ciles. Elle sera la victime innocente des manipulations des personnages essayant de r cup rer la fortune des Rogron.

Petrilla. HONOR DE BALZAC Francia 1799 - 1850

L'action se situe durant le regne de Charles X (1824-1830) et se deroule entierement dans la ville, dite medievale, de Provins, dans le departement de Seine-et-Marne. Pierrette Lorrain est une jeune orpheline, confiee par ses grands-parents ruines a ses cousins Rogron, deux celibataires... Read Full Overview

"Pierrette" from Honore De Balzac. French novelist and playwright (1799-1850).

Balzac, Trabajador infatigable, elabor una obra monumental, la Comedia humana; ciclo coherente de varias decenas de novelas cuyo objetivo es describir de modo casi exhaustivo, a la sociedad francesa de su tiempo; seg n su famosa frase, hacerle "la competencia al registro civil"... Read Full Overview

L'action se situe durant le r gne de Charles X (1824-1830) et se d roule enti rement dans la ville, dite m di vale, de Provins, dans le d partement de Seine-et-Marne. Pierrette Lorrain est une jeune orpheline, confi e par ses grands-parents ruin s ses cousins Rogron, deux c libataires... Read Full Overview

Otra exquisita novela de Honor de Balzac, el gran escritor franc s. La acci n se desarrolla en Francia durante el reinado de Carlos X (1824-1830). Los abuelos arruinados de la hu rfana Petrilla Lorrain la conf an a dos primos solterones, los Rougon. Ella ser v ctima de quienes... Read Full Overview

A captivating work of 19th-century French literature, Honore de Balzac's "Pierrette" offers a window into the complexities of domestic life and family dynamics. A classic tale from a master storyteller, this work explores timeless themes within the intricate fabric of human... Read Full Overview

A captivating work of 19th-century French literature, Honore de Balzac's "Pierrette" offers a window into the complexities of domestic life and family dynamics. A classic tale from a master storyteller, this work explores timeless themes within the intricate fabric of human... Read Full Overview

Pierrette traces the emotional erosion and social entrapment experienced within a household that should offer refuge. The story opens with a child s relocation into a constrained environment, where familial responsibility masks self-interest and cruelty. The interactions she... Read Full Overview

Jeune orpheline confi e des cousins avares et calculateurs, la douce Pierrette devient malgr elle l'enjeu d'int r ts financiers et de rivalit s familiales sordides qui vont peu peu la briser. Honor de Balzac signe ici l'un de ses romans les plus poignants sur l'enfance... Read Full Overview

D couvrez Pierrette, le chef-d'oeuvre de Balzac publi pour la premi re fois en 1840, dans notre collection Les grands classiques de la litt rature fran aise .

Pierrette, roman incontournable de Balzac, a ?t? publi? pour la premi?re fois en France en 1840.

" En octobre 1827, ? l'aube, un jeune homme ?g? d'environ seize ans et dont la mise annon?ait ce que la phras?ologie moderne appelle si insolemment un prol?taire, s'arr?ta sur une petite place qui se trouve dans le bas Provins. ? cette heure, il put examiner sans ?tre observ?... Read Full Overview

Honor de Balzac; born Honor Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Com die humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus. Owing to his keen observation of detail... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview