Beatrix by Honoré de Balzac
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"Beatrix" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1839. Young Calyste du Guénic loves the celebrated writer Félicité des Touches, but she doesn't return his affections. He then falls for the beautiful but cruel marchioness Béatrix de Rochefide, setting off a complex romantic entanglement. Félicité sacrifices her own heart to help Calyste pursue Béatrix, while rivals complicate his quest. This tale of unrequited love and romantic obsession explores the devastating
consequences of passion and the struggle between desire and duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908 |
| Title | Beatrix |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9atrix |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Brittany (France) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1957 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 807 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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