The Lily of the Valley

by Honore de Balzac

Overview

The Lily of the Valley, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789363057951
Publisher:	Double 9 Books
Publication date:	05/01/2024
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and dramatist who lived from 1799 to 1850. One of the most significant writers of the 19th century, he is regarded as such. Many people believe La Comédie Humaine, his masterwork, to be his finest work. His mother was Anne-Charlotte-Laure Sallambier, and his father was Bernard-François Balssa. He was the Balzacs' second child. Honoré Balzac spent his first two years of life living with a wet nurse after being abandoned as a newborn. From the age of 10, Balzac attended the Oratorian grammar school in Vendôme. "Look at the beautiful ones we sent the academy back!" was how his grandma put it. On a bridge over the River Loire, he attempted suicide. Balzac wrote El Verdugo shortly after his father died. It is the story of a 30-year-old man who kills his father (Balzac was 30 years old at the time). This was Honoré de Balzac's first piece of work. After courting her for five years, Balzac wed Countess Eve de Balzac (formerly Countess Haska) in Ukraine in 1850. On Sunday, August 18, 1850, five months after his wedding, Balzac died in the company of his mother; Eve de Balzac (previously Countess Haska) having retired to bed. Balzac is buried in Paris' Père Lachaise Cemetery.

What People are Saying About This

Marcel

"In reading Balzac we can still feel and almost gratify those cravings which great literature ought to allay in us."

Editorial Reviews

This was Balzac's personal favorite among his writings. The novel offers the courtship of F lix and fianc e Henrietta, whose correspondence on the subject of love reveals her to be far more experienced than he thought. Romance the Balzac way.

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