La Grenadiere by Honoré de Balzac
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"La Grenadiere" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1832. A mysterious woman arrives at a Loire Valley farmhouse with her two young sons and a devoted servant. When she reveals to her thirteen-year-old that she is dying, the family spends their remaining months together cherishing an idyllic summer. As death approaches, the eldest son must shoulder extraordinary responsibilities, making decisions that will determine his younger brother's future and
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 |
| Title | La Grenadiere |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grenadi%C3%A8re |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1428 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01428-9 |
| Release Date | Oct 27, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 553 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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