An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery) by Honoré de Balzac

"An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery)" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1841. Set in Napoleonic France, it follows young aristocrat Laurence de Cinq-Cygne as she shelters exiled noblemen involved in a Royalist conspiracy. When a powerful senator is mysteriously kidnapped from his estate, Laurence and her companions face accusations that threaten their lives. The story weaves political intrigue, hidden loyalties, and impossible love into a tale where proving innocence becomes a desperate race against time and imperial power. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Translator Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908
Title An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Une_t%C3%A9n%C3%A9breuse_affaire
Credits Produced by John Bickers, Dagny, Bonnie Sala, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Historical fiction
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject French fiction -- Translations into English
Category Text
eBook-No. 1678
Release Date
Last Update Jan 27, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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