The Ball at Sceaux by Honoré de Balzac
"The Ball at Sceaux" by Honoré de Balzac is a novella published in 1830. Émilie de Fontaine has rejected countless suitors, dismissing them for lacking noble titles. When a mysterious young man appears at a village dance, she finally falls in love. But her aristocratic pride is shattered when she discovers his shocking secret profession. Years later, a twist of fate reveals what her snobbery cost her—a cautionary tale about vanity and
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
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| Translator | Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 |
| Title | The Ball at Sceaux |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Bal_de_Sceaux |
| Credits | Produced by Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult 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. | 1305 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 374 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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